The Conference of the Parties (COP).

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In less than a month, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Key Takeaway

• During the two-week conference, government and non-party stakeholders will deliberate about delivering greenhouse gas emission reductions and helping ensure a transition to a net-zero global economy.

The Conference of the Parties (COP)

• About
  • COP is the apex decision-making authority of the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC).
  • The Conference of Parties comes under the UNFCCC, which was formed in 1994.
  • The COP meets every year.
  • The first COP meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, in March 1995.
• The COP President:
  • The office of the COP President typically rotates among the five United Nations regional groups: 
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Central and Eastern Europe 
    • Western Europe and Others

COP26 or The Glasgow meeting.

• Place:
  • It was hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy and took place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK.
• Four goals of COP26:
  • Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
  • Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats.
  • Mobilise finance
  • Finalise the Paris Rulebook

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

• About
  • It was signed in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Earth Summit, the Rio Summit or the Rio Conference.
• Members:
  • The UNFCCC entered into force on 21st March 1994 and was ratified by 197 countries.
• The UNFCCC secretariat:
  • The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. 
  • It is located in Bonn, Germany.
• Objective:
  • To achieve stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
• India and UNFCCC:
  • India ratified the UNFCCC in 1993.
  • The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) acts as the nodal agency for UNFCCC in India.

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