Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto”

Inside Climate News · By Christine Spolar · last updated March 29, 2025 – 1:04 AM

The 1997 UN climate agreement in Japan has been turned into a play that explores the politics and personalities behind the first global deal to limit greenhouse gases.

By Christine Spolar

Negotiations over the 1997 United Nations climate agreement might not seem the sort of stuff that could draw sold-out audiences to London’s West End. Think again. “Kyoto,” a play that dramatizes the first legally binding global pact to set emission targets is a hot ticket.

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