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What is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
WEBThe UNFCCC is a “Rio Convention”, one of two opened for signature at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992. Its sister Rio Conventions are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification. The three are intrinsically linked. It is in this context that the Joint Liaison Group was set up to boost cooperation ...
History of the Convention - UNFCCC
WEBThe Paris Agreement seeks to accelerate and intensify the actions and investment needed for a sustainable low carbon future. Its central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 ...
UN Climate Change - Essential information - UNFCCC
WEBThe Paris Agreement was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016.Find more information about the Paris Agreement and how technology, finance and capacity-building engage the world to keep temperature below 1.5° Celsius.The original text is available in all 6 UN languages .
Everything You Need to Know About the IPCC Report | UNFCCC
WEBThe report focuses on a number of areas, including: Fossil Fuels. The report makes it clear that the only realistic way to keep within 1.5C is to phase out coal use fully and reduce the amount of fossil fuels we burn. Every other measure from planting trees to carbon capture technology is secondary to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) | UNFCCC
WEBThe Paris Agreement and NDCs. Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of its long-term goals. NDCs embody efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Paris Agreement (Article 4, paragraph 2) requires each Party to prepare ...
Annual report 2021 - UNFCCC
WEBThe UN Climate Change secretariat’s 2021 annual report highlights results from the actions undertaken by the secretariat last year, including: the outcomes from the 2021 May-June Climate Change Sessions (the first time all Parties came together since COP25 in 2019); the positive outcomes from COP 26 in Glasgow, where Parties adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact, which aims to turn the 2020s into ...
GCAP UNFCCC - Home Page
WEBThe Global Climate Action portal has launched at COP26 the tracking of voluntary climate actions and cooperative initiatives. Please be aware that data is continuing to be added in the portal, and the information displayed is subject to change until the process is complete and this message removed. OpenClosefilters. Actors. Locations and Regions.
Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee …
WEB2 days ago · UN Climate Change News, 30 September 2024 – This month’s meeting of the Paris Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC) took place at a critical juncture, marking the PAICC’s final meeting before upcoming deadlines for Parties to communicate their new national climate plans (known as nationally determined contributions or NDCs), submit their biennial transparency reports (BTRs) and ...
Annual report 2020 - UNFCCC
WEBThe Doha Amendment, which established the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, entered into force on 31 December 2020.The Doha Amendment strengthens the emission limitations or reduction commitments of developed countries, including countries with economies in transition, and sets an overall goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 18 per cent compared with the 1990 ...