Apr 10, 2021 | Key Terms and Agreements
What are NDCs? NDCs set out countries’ emission reduction targets with corresponding mitigation and adaptation strategies. NDCs also include monitoring processes to ensure appropriate progress is being made. Finally, NDCs outline strategies for financing...
Apr 7, 2021 | Key Terms and Agreements
This is often true. Countries are considered to be equal during the United Nations (UN) climate negotiations [1], but their contributions to: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, development needs, and vulnerability to the climate crisis vary significantly. Consequently...
Apr 5, 2021 | International Policy, Key Terms and Agreements
When was the Paris Agreement published? The agreement was developed over several years and finalised during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris, 2015 – where it gets its name from. On 12 December 2015, while at COP 21 196 Parties signed the Paris...
Apr 5, 2021 | COP26, COP28, Key Terms and Agreements
Updated November 2023 Where is the UNFCCC Secretariat located? The secretariat was established in 1992 and was initially located in Geneva, Switzerland. It moved to Bonn, Germany in 1996 after COP1 [2]. Who works at the Secretariat? There are...
Apr 1, 2021 | International Policy, Key Terms and Agreements
What Led To The Montreal Protocol? What Is The Ozone Layer? The ozone layer [13] is a thin section in Earth’s stratosphere [14] (the second layer of the atmosphere[15]) that is 10–50km [16] above Earth’s surface. Ozone [17] is a gas [18] composed of...
Sep 2, 2020 | Climate Justice, Key Terms and Agreements
The phrase ‘just transition’ is used a lot in climate activism and politics. Broadly, it means that as we move from an extractive linear to a sustainable circular economy, we make sure that: We address and remove past injustice caused by environmental...
