COP29 took place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from
November 11 to 22, 2024.
What is COP?
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the highest
decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meetings are held to review the
implementation of the convention, assess the impacts of the
measures taken, and examine the national contributions (NDCs) and
emissions inventories of the party countries.
The Kyoto Protocol, established at COP3 in 1997 and entered into
force in 2005, and the Paris Agreement, signed at COP21 in 2015,
are some of the major international agreements created at COP
meetings to combat climate change. COP negotiations provide an
important platform not only for monitoring decisions made in the
fight against climate change but also for governments, civil
society, the private sector, and other stakeholders to come
together and generate concrete solutions. Each COP serves to create
sustainable action
