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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| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
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framework convention ⓘ international environmental treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy | UNFCCC Secretariat ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1992-05-09 ⓘ |
| annex |
Annex I Parties
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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
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Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice ⓘ
surface form:
Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
capacity building
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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
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equity ⓘ precautionary principle ⓘ right to sustainable development ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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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
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to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureAt | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureDuring |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
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surface form:
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
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international climate negotiations ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol
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Kyoto Protocol ⓘ Paris Agreement ⓘ |
| requires |
national communications
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national greenhouse gas inventories ⓘ reporting by Parties ⓘ |
| secretariatLocation | Bonn ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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UN climate convention
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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UNFCCC
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| subjectMatter |
atmospheric greenhouse gases
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climate change ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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