Talanoa Dialogue

COP26: the 2020 climate change conference, Glasgow, UK

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

It will be updated periodically to reflect developments throughout 2020.

Key Points: 
  • It will be updated periodically to reflect developments throughout 2020.
  • The UK and Italy will jointly host COP26 at the end of 2020the international conference on climate change held every year.
  • According to the UK Government, COP26 will be the largest summit the UK has ever hosted, with over 30,000 delegates, including world leaders, experts, campaigners and government officials.
  • NDCs set out each Partys efforts to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Highlights - ITRE at the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Monday, December 10, 2018

A joint delegation of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will attend the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP24), on 11-15.12.18 in Katowice, Poland.

Key Points: 
  • A joint delegation of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will attend the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP24), on 11-15.12.18 in Katowice, Poland.
  • Following the Paris Agreement of the COP21 in December 2015, ensuing climate conferences have been focusing on preparing and delivering on the modalities for implementing the Agreement.
  • The Katowice talks are expected to look into the Paris Rulebook and the first outcomes of the January 2018 Talanoa Dialogue.

Climate change conference (COP24): Katowice, Poland

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018This short House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a brief overview of the UN conference on climate change to be held in December 2018, including information on the Paris Agreement, the Talanoa Dialogue and the People's Seat.

Key Points: 
  • House of Commons Library

    This short House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a brief overview of the UN conference on climate change to be held in December 2018, including information on the Paris Agreement, the Talanoa Dialogue and the People's Seat.

  • International conference on climate change

    The UK has domestic commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Climate Change Act 2008 and is also part of an international effort to combat climate change.

  • On the international level, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted during the 1992 Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro.
  • COP24

    The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP24) will be held on 2-14 December in Katowice, Poland.

Highlights - 2018 UN Climate Change Conference - COP24 - Katowice (Poland) 11-15 December - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Following the intense political process in negotiating the Paris Agreement at the COP21 in Paris in December 2015, the ensuing climate conferences are expected to focus on preparing and delivering on the modalities for implementing the agreement.

Key Points: 
  • Following the intense political process in negotiating the Paris Agreement at the COP21 in Paris in December 2015, the ensuing climate conferences are expected to focus on preparing and delivering on the modalities for implementing the agreement.
  • This preparatory work started during the COP22 in Marrakesh in 2016 and continued during the Bonn summit in 2017.
  • The Paris Rulebook and the first outcomes of the inaugurated in Jan 2018 Talanoa Dialogue are expected from the Katowice talks in December 2018.
  • In line with the European Parliament's climate commitments, a delegation of 14 MEPs headed by Ms Adina Vlean, Chair of the Environment Committee, will be attending COP24 from 11-15 December.