About COP29
About COP29
Serves as a platform dedicated to gathering perspectives from individuals of diverse backgrounds, encompassing various cultures, age groups, and communities.
Its primary objective is to amplify the voices of ordinary individuals, providing them with a forum to share their opinions and relay their firsthand experiences regarding the impact of climate change on their daily lives.
The ultimate goal is to channel these collective insights to the leaders and decision-makers at COP29, ensuring that the broader spectrum of perspectives is considered in shaping climate policies and initiatives.
What is Conference of parties “COP”?
In the three decades since the Rio Summit and the launch of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) has convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities and identify and assess climate measures. The 21st session of the COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement, which mobilized global collective action to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, and to act to adapt to the already existing effects of climate change.
Ever since the first COP in Berlin in 1995, COP have been used to review what Parties (the countries who signed up) have achieved, and measure progress. They are also where negotiations take place for the next round of emissions reductions. They are a vital means of monitoring the progress made so far and working out the targets that need to be achieved in the future if we are to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.
COP29 is a crucial moment in global transformative climate action so what is COP29?
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is held annually, with the Presidency rotating between the five recognized UN regions.
This year, Azerbaijan has been selected as the Presidency of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), to be hosted in Baku this November. Azerbaijan has a strong track record of hosting international events and has chosen Baku Stadium as the venue for COP29.
To deliver a process that is transparent, impartial and inclusive, the COP29 Presidency has developed a plan based on two mutually reinforcing pillars to enhance ambition and enable action.
The UNFCCC website provides more details explaining what COP is, the COP process, the issues under discussion and the multilateral efforts already underway. Further details are available on the UNFCCC website.
