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Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary

UNFCCC states that the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005.

Date / rule16 February anniversary; the Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005
ScopeInternational climate-treaty history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
VerificationIntergovernmental Historical
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary?

UNFCCC states that the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005.

Date and recurrence

16 February anniversary; the Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is International climate-treaty history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Kyoto Protocol Day

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. UNFCCC — The Kyoto ProtocolIntergovernmental
  2. UNFCCC — 2005 entry-into-force addressIntergovernmental
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary?

16 February anniversary; the Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 16 February anniversary; the Protocol entered into force 16 February 2005.

Does Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: International climate-treaty history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary?

The stored designation basis is: UNFCCC states that the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005.. Supporting provenance includes UNFCCC — The Kyoto Protocol. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Kyoto Protocol entry-into-force anniversary international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: International climate-treaty history under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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