United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Also known as UNFCCC
international treaty
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international treaty that brings countries together to address climate change through coordinated action. It matters because it provides the foundational agreement and framework that enables nations to work collectively on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and responding to the impacts of climate change.
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- Official website
- unfccc.int
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- 2014-06-12 Altes Abgeordnetenhochhaus, Bonn IMG 5597.jpg
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- Commons category
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- inception
- 1992-05-09
- publication date
- 1992-05-09
- social media followers
- 966734
- short name
- CCNUCC
- point in time
- 1992-06-04
- effective date
- 1994-03-21
- law identifier
- 平成6年条約第6号
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change. It is an international treaty among countries to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system". The main way to do this is limiting the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Convention established the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities," which asserts that all countries share responsibility for addressing climate change. However, developed countries are expected to assume a leading role because of their greater historical greenhouse gas emissions. It was signed in 1992 by 154 states at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro. The treaty entered into force on 21 March 1994. "UNFCCC" is also the name of the Secretariat charged with supporting the operation of the convention, with offices on the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany.
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