Historical overview of COP 2009-2017

Publication |  October 2018

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Convention or UNFCCC) is an international treaty which acknowledges the existence of anthropogenic climate change and provides the framework for climate change negotiations. The Convention was adopted in 1992 during the ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio de Janeiro, with the treaty entering into force in 1994 and 196 countries ratifying it. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the UNFCCC and is made up of representatives from all parties.

The COP has met each year since 1995 to review the implementation of the Convention. Each COP elaborates and builds on the decisions and resolutions of previous COPs, with the Kyoto Protocol adopted at COP3 in 1997 being one of the better known agreements. At COP21 in Paris The “Paris Agreement" was reached and has been widely proclaimed as a historic deal and one that will inevitably lead to decarbonisation. The implementation of the Paris Agreement will be at the centre of negotiations for COP22 in Marrakech.

The numbers and locations of recent climate negotiations, along with our briefings on the conferences, follows below.

  • COP15 – 2009: Copenhagen
  • COP16 – 2010: Cancun
  • COP17 – 2011: Durban
  • COP18 – 2012: Doha
  • COP19 – 2013: Warsaw
  • COP20 – 2014: Lima
  • COP21 - 2015: Paris
  • COP22 – 2016: Marrakesh

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Briefings on COP: 2009 – 2016

Videos

Webinars



Practice area:

Recent publications

Cybersecurity-data-protection-technology-innovation

Publication

Proposed changes to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Alberta is set to significantly change the privacy landscape for the public sector for the first time in 20 years.

Canada | December 20, 2024

Cybersecurity and data privacy
Modern building

Publication

Competition Act amendments target property controls

On December 15, amendments to the Competition Act (Canada) (the Act) that were intended at least in part to target competitor property controls that restrict the use of commercial real estate – specifically exclusivity clauses and restrictive covenants – came into effect.

Canada | December 20, 2024

Antitrust and competition
pattern-of-office-buildings-windows-illuminated-at-night

Publication

Pilot project of Registrar-initiated trademark expungement proceedings

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it is commencing a pilot project of Registrar-initiated expungement proceedings under section 45 of the Trademarks Act.

Canada | December 19, 2024

Trademarks and brands
Site search

Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest legal news, information and events . . .

Register now