21st Conference of the Parties

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Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC United Nations climate change conference

The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) was the pivotal 2015 UN climate summit in Paris where nearly all countries negotiated the landmark global accord to limit climate change.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference	4
21st Conference of the Parties canonical	2
COP21	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 21st Conference of the Parties
Context triple: [Paris Agreement, adoptionConferenceNumber, 21st Conference of the Parties]

A. Conference of the Parties
The Conference of the Parties is the main governing body where member countries to CITES meet to review implementation, adopt decisions, and set international rules on trade in endangered species.
B. 2014 UN Climate Summit
The 2014 UN Climate Summit was a high-level meeting convened by the United Nations in New York to galvanize global political will and commitments for an ambitious international response to climate change ahead of the Paris Agreement negotiations.
C. World Conservation Congress
The World Conservation Congress is a major global forum organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and other stakeholders to shape international conservation policy and action.
D. United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
E. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a global environmental treaty that provides the foundational legal framework for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 21st Conference of the Parties
Target entity description: The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) was the pivotal 2015 UN climate summit in Paris where nearly all countries negotiated the landmark global accord to limit climate change.

A. Conference of the Parties
The Conference of the Parties is the main governing body where member countries to CITES meet to review implementation, adopt decisions, and set international rules on trade in endangered species.
B. 2014 UN Climate Summit
The 2014 UN Climate Summit was a high-level meeting convened by the United Nations in New York to galvanize global political will and commitments for an ambitious international response to climate change ahead of the Paris Agreement negotiations.
C. World Conservation Congress
The World Conservation Congress is a major global forum organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and other stakeholders to shape international conservation policy and action.
D. United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
E. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a global environmental treaty that provides the foundational legal framework for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC ⓘ United Nations climate change conference ⓘ
adoptedInstrument	Paris Agreement ⓘ
aim	to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels ⓘ to negotiate a universal, legally binding climate agreement ⓘ to pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Paris climate summit 2015 ⓘ linked to: COP21
city	Paris ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
endDate	2015-12-12 ⓘ
field	climate policy ⓘ international environmental politics ⓘ
follows	20th Conference of the Parties ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
framework	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ
hasMainName	2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference ⓘ linked to: 21st Conference of the Parties
hasTag	COP21 ⓘ
hostedBy	France ⓘ Government of France ⓘ
includesParticipants	Parties to the UNFCCC ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC civil society representatives ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ observer organizations ⓘ
keyConcept	climate finance mobilization ⓘ climate resilience ⓘ nationally determined contributions ⓘ transparency framework for climate action ⓘ
languageOfWork	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
mainOutcome	Paris Agreement ⓘ
negotiationFormat	multilateral climate negotiations ⓘ
notableFor	adoption of the first universal, legally binding global climate agreement ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingParties	196 ⓘ
organizedBy	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat ⓘ linked to: UNFCCC Secretariat
partOf	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process ⓘ linked to: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
precedes	22nd Conference of the Parties ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
resultedIn	long-term goal of net-zero emissions in the second half of the 21st century ⓘ
sequenceNumber	21 ⓘ
shortName	COP21 ⓘ
startDate	2015-11-30 ⓘ
subjectOf	international media coverage ⓘ
tookPlaceAt	Le Bourget, Paris, France ⓘ
topic	climate change adaptation ⓘ climate change mitigation ⓘ climate finance ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions reduction ⓘ
year	2015 ⓘ