Conference of Parties
Climate Justice
A concept in environmental advocacy that highlights how the disproportionately impacts vulnerable groups and nations, and calls for ensuring that the social, economic, and ecological vulnerabilities are taken into account when planning and policies. Rich countries are historically responsible for most cumulative greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial revolution. Yet, it is the poorest countries […]
Faith-Based Climate Action
Advocacy and actions taken by religious leaders, institutions and worshippers to combat the . Religious authorities from major world religions have issued statements and joined initiatives to spread climate science and call for collective climate action. Sessions of the , have also been used to promote faith-based engagement in side-events.
Global Stocktake
The Global Stocktake (GST) is a process established under the to track progress of global and efforts. Background Article 14 of the Paris Agreement stipulates that the purpose of the GST is to assess the “collective progress” with regards to “mitigation, adaptation and the means of implementation and support”. Under this article, the first GST […]
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a treaty signed in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit to combat climate change. All countries of the world are currently parties to the UNFCCC. The treaty aims to avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, but it has not achieved its objectives so […]