Climate change conference (COP24): Katowice, Poland

Thursday, November 29, 2018This short House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a brief overview of the UN conference on climate change to be held in December 2018, including information on the Paris Agreement, the Talanoa Dialogue and the People's Seat.

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https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8450

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

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Foreign relations, Law, Government, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Climate change policy, Environmental treaties, Environment, Talanoa Dialogue, Paris Agreement, Post–Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions, United Nations Climate Change Conference

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House of Commons Library
This short House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a brief overview of the UN conference on climate change to be held in December 2018, including information on the Paris Agreement, the Talanoa Dialogue and the People's Seat.
International conference on climate change
The UK has domestic commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Climate Change Act 2008 and is also part of an international effort to combat climate change.
On the international level, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted during the 1992 Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro.
COP24
The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP24) will be held on 2-14 December in Katowice, Poland.