International Climate Solutions
- Due May 14 at 10:30am
- Points 7
- Questions 7
- Available Jan 20 at 12am - May 19 at 11:59pm
- Time Limit None
Instructions
The Paris Climate Agreement
COP stands for Conference of the Parties, and is a summit attended by the countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – a treaty that came into force in 1994
In 2015, 196 nations, including the United States, met in Paris (COP21) and signed a legally binding international treaty on climate change: the Paris Climate Agreement, with a goal of limiting global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
Here is a brief video that outlines the basics of the Paris Climate Agreement. There will be questions in the quiz from the video.
Conference of the Parties 28
COP28 is the 28th annual United Nations climate change conference.
“A key task for the COP is to review the national communications and emission inventories submitted by Parties. Based on this information, the COP assesses the effects of the measures taken by Parties and the progress made in achieving the ultimate objective of the Convention.” Conference of the Parties (COP) | UNFCCC
This year’s COP is the 28th annual conference (hence the name COP28) and is being held right now (November 30-December 12, 2023) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Information about this conference can be found here:COP28
Listen to this 4 minute NPR article on last year's COP which sets the tone for this year's COP. There will be questions in the quiz.
More information
If you would like to learn more, here are some good resources