(unfccc website)
Background-
In 1992 , countries joined an international treaty, UNFCCC, to cooperatively consider what they could do to limit average global temperature increases and resulting climate change , and to cope with whatever impacts were, by then , inevitable.
By 1995 , countries realised that emission reductions provisions in the convention were inadequate. They launched negotiations to strenghten the global response to climate chnage , nad two years later, adopted Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol legally binds developed countries to emission reduction targets. The Protocols first commitment period started in 2008 and ends in 2012.
Durban Conference-
The 17th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Durban, South Africa during 28 Nov- 11 Dec 2011.
Background-
In 1992 , countries joined an international treaty, UNFCCC, to cooperatively consider what they could do to limit average global temperature increases and resulting climate change , and to cope with whatever impacts were, by then , inevitable.
By 1995 , countries realised that emission reductions provisions in the convention were inadequate. They launched negotiations to strenghten the global response to climate chnage , nad two years later, adopted Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol legally binds developed countries to emission reduction targets. The Protocols first commitment period started in 2008 and ends in 2012.
Durban Conference-
The 17th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Durban, South Africa during 28 Nov- 11 Dec 2011.
- new treaty in place of Kyoto Protocol to be prepared till 2015.
- In Kyoto Protocol only developing countries were legally bound to emission reduction targets, whereas in the new treaty all the countries will be bound.
- new proposed treaty will be formed under the process - "Durban Platform for Enhanced Action".
- new treaty will be enacted by 2020.
- 100 arab dollars to be collected for Green Climate Fund till 2020.
- next global summit will be held in Qatar in the end of year 2012.
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