Here is the real kicker:

In 1996: COP 2, Geneva, Switzerland the very first point (after COP1 was just a kickoff) was:

1. Accepted the scientific findings on climate change proffered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its second assessment (1995);

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_conference (scrolls down to Cop2 Segment)

Sheikhs will be Sheikhs