United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty
framework convention
international environmental treaty
administeredBy UNFCCC Secretariat
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedOn 1992-05-09
annex Annex I Parties
Annex II Parties
Non-Annex I Parties
articleCount 26
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
enteredIntoForceOn 1994-03-21
establishesBody Conference of the Parties
Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
focusesOn capacity building
climate change adaptation
climate change mitigation
climate finance
greenhouse gas emissions
technology transfer
headquartersCountry Germany
headquartersLocation Bonn
keyPrinciple common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities
equity
precautionary principle
right to sustainable development
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus binding framework convention
negotiatedAt Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change
objective stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system
to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system
openedForSignatureAt Rio de Janeiro
openedForSignatureDuring Earth Summit 1992
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
openedForSignatureOn 1992-06-04
parentOrganization United Nations
placeOfAdoption New York City
providesFrameworkFor global climate governance
international climate negotiations
regionServed worldwide
relatedInstrument Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
Paris Agreement
requires national communications
national greenhouse gas inventories
reporting by Parties
secretariatLocation Bonn
shortName UN climate convention
UNFCCC
subjectMatter atmospheric greenhouse gases
climate change
global warming

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Paris Agreement parentTreaty United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations legalBasis United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change shortName UNFCCC
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change shortName UN climate convention
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Kyoto Protocol underFrameworkOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol predecessor United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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NDCs monitoredBy UNFCCC
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NDCs negotiationContext United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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UNFCCC Secretariat parentOrganization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Copenhagen Accord underFramework United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice partOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice establishedBy United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Annex I Parties partOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Annex I Parties hasLegalBasisIn United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Article 4
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Non-Annex I Parties partOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol adoptedInContextOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change resultedIn United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change legalOutcome United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change frameworkConventionType framework convention on climate change
linked to: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Glasgow Climate Pact underAuspicesOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change