2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference

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The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference was a major international summit held in Durban, South Africa, where countries negotiated extensions to the Kyoto Protocol and laid groundwork for a future global climate agreement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference of the parties
United Nations climate change conference
international diplomatic conference
adoptedDocument Durban Platform for Enhanced Action NERFINISHED
aim lay groundwork for a future global climate agreement
negotiate extension of the Kyoto Protocol
alsoKnownAs 2011 UN Climate Change Conference NERFINISHED
CMP7 NERFINISHED
COP17 NERFINISHED
Durban Climate Change Conference NERFINISHED
attendedBy intergovernmental organizations
non-governmental organizations
representatives of UNFCCC member states
city Durban NERFINISHED
CMPNumber 7
COPNumber 17
country South Africa
editionNumber 17
endDate 2011-12-11
field climate policy
international environmental law
focus future of the Kyoto Protocol
implementation of the Cancun Agreements
long-term cooperative action under the UNFCCC
followedBy 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
United Nations official languages
hostedBy Government of South Africa NERFINISHED
mainOutcome Durban Platform for Enhanced Action NERFINISHED
organizedBy United Nations NERFINISHED
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC NERFINISHED
Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED
precededBy 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference NERFINISHED
relatedTo Kyoto Protocol second commitment period NERFINISHED
Paris Agreement NERFINISHED
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
result agreement on a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol
agreement to negotiate a new legally binding climate treaty applicable to all countries
decision to launch a process to develop a protocol or legal instrument under the UNFCCC
startDate 2011-11-28
subjectOf international media coverage
timePeriod early 21st century
topic Kyoto Protocol NERFINISHED
climate change mitigation
global climate agreement
greenhouse gas emissions reduction
venue Durban International Convention Centre NERFINISHED

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2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference followedBy 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference
COP16 followedBy 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference