FAQs about COP21 Paris 2015

1. What are COPs?

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is established as the supreme body of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), established in May 1992, in the so-called Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit; entered into force in March 1994, with the premise of strengthening global public awareness of climate change issues. Among its main objectives is the stabilization of concentrations of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, aiming to curb global warming.

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2. Where and when was the first COP?

3. Which were the most relevant COP before COP21?

4. What was the importance of COP21?

5. When was COP21 held and where?

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7. How many countries participated in COP21?

8. What were the achievements at COP21?

9. Were the expectations with COP21 fulfilled?

10. What would happen if the agreements reached at COP21 were not met?

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