The History
We dedicate this space to the most important aspects of the COP, Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which are generally carried out between November and December of each year. The organization of these is carried out by the UN and all the member countries participate in them.
We also highlight with relevance all the Climate Conferences promoted by the United Nations that take place throughout the year, based in different parts of the world and serve to prepare the topics that will be discussed annually in the COPs.
Brief History of COPs©
Published first time in November 2015 – Updated October 2024
From COP1 to COP29
The Brief History of the COP, Conference of the Parties, is a short summary or timeline of what has happened at the major annual climate conferences. The Brief History of the COP and the Brief History of the COP are original creations of SGK-PLANET, written by Sandor Gerendas-Kiss, first published in 2015. We make this clarification due to imitations that have arisen trying to confuse the public. Read more…
Between 5 and 16 June 1972, on the initiative of Sweden, the “First Earth Summit” was held, together with the UN, also known as the “United Nations Conference on the Human Environment”. Read more…
The Rio Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between June 3-14, 1992. The Second Earth Summit on Development and the Environment was organized by the UN. Read more…
The 1950s were times of mixed feelings. World War II was just over. The smell of gunpowder had not vanished when the reconstruction of Europe and Japan began. Read more…
Are the objetives of the Paris Agreement realistic?
COP21 Paris 2015
Never had humanity reached an agreement as advanced as that of Paris. Never before has it been so close as now to take concrete action to prevent Global Warming from continuing its increase. Read more…
Information Center about the COP
Climatic Conferences of the United Nations
Other Summits and Conferences on Climate Change year 2019
Climate conferences in Latin America, 2nd half of 2019
This second half of 2019 the balance of the climate conferences will be tilted towards Latin America with two major events. Good opportunity to involve people from these latitudes in important Earth issues.
1. The Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week will take place in the Brazilian city of Bahia, between August 19 and 26. Leaders, politicians, regional and global actors will meet in this city to participate in discussions on various preparatory areas for the UN Climate Action Summit, NY 2019, Sep. 23.
2. COP25 is the most important climate change meeting of the year. This time it will take place in Santiago, Chile between December 2 and 13. The COP will celebrate its fourth century in South America and is the stop prior to the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2020.
Pre-COP and other Climate Summit
