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In 1994, 192 countries ratified an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly known as "the Convention" -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming (mitigation) and how to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable (adaptation). More recently, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more ambitious (and legally binding) measures.

OECD actively participates in the annual UN conferences on climate change and has done so for many years.

2011: COP17 Durban

2010: COP16 Cancun

2009: COP15 Copenhagen

2008, "COP14" held in Poznan, Poland

2008, "COP13" held in Bali, Indonesia.

2007, "COP12" held in Nairobi, Kenya.

For further information:

• Policy Brief: Cost Effective Actions to Tackle Climate Change
• OECD work on climate change by themes and our brochure.
• United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC); Kyoto Protocol.
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Bookmark this page (permanent url): www.oecd.org/env/cc/cop

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