It is an international treaty formed in the Rio Earth Summit ( 1992) to coordinate the global response to climate change.

  • Headquarters: Bonn, Germany
  • Objectives
    • The primary role of UNFCCC is to provide a framework for negotiating specific international treaties, known as “protocols.”
    • UNFCCC itself sets no binding limits but aims to stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level preventing dangerous consequences.
  • Funding: Under the Green Environment Fund (GEF)
  • Major COPs and Outcomes
  • COP 3 (1997): Kyoto Protocol
  • COP 16 (2010): Established the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
  • COP 21 (2015): Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

 

Source: The Hindu