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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Kyoto Protocol
international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Paris Agreement
international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Paris, France in November–December 2015
Earth Summit
international conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992
precautionary principle
risk management strategy emphasizing caution in scientific proceedings
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009
clean development mechanism
climate change abatement and mitigation treaty
Green Climate Fund
UN-sanctioned fund helping developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement withdrawal by the United States from 2017–2021 and 2025–2029
2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Cancún, Quintana Roo in November–December 2010
2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia in December 2007
2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland in November 2013
2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Doha, Qatar in November–December 2012
Nationally Determined Contributions
non-binding national plans highlighting climate actions
2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Durban, South Africa in November–December 2011
2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Lima, Peru in December 2014
2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Poznań, Poland in December 2008
2005 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Montréal, Québec, Canada in November–December 2005
Emission Reduction Unit
Unit of measurement for greenhouse gases
Glasgow Climate Pact
international agreement
2003 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Milan, Italy in December 2003
2004 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina in December 2004
2001 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco in October–November 2001
2002 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in New Delhi, India in October–November 2002
Copenhagen Accord
international agreement to fight global warming
2006 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2006
Assigned amount units
emission allowances created and allocated under the Marrakech Accords of the Kyoto protocol
Bali Road Map
international agreement on pre-steps to measures against climate change
1998 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November 1998
United Nations REDD Programme
REDD+ is a voluntary climate change mitigation framework developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to encourage developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and to promote conservation, sustainable forest management, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks through financial incentives and policy support. The acronym is commonly expanded as "reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries", and the "+" denotes the additional forest conservation and enhance
1997 United Nations Climate Change Conference
international climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997
Removal units
tradable allowance to emit greenhouse gases
Action for climate empowerment
Article 6 of the Convention's original text (1992), focusing on six priority areas: education, training, public awareness, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation on these issue
list of parties to the Paris Agreement
Wikimedia list article
Post–Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions
Towards multi-lateral commitments