| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/16/3841 (19.11.16) |
| Publication Date | 19/11/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)conference (COP22) came to an end in Marrakech on the 18 November 2016. Almost 200 countries met for the annual UN gathering, against the backdrop of the rapid ratification and entry into force of the Paris agreement. This agreement became international law on 4 November 2016, less than a year after it was adopted. This enabled the Marrakech conference to convene the first ever meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement. The Marrakech climate conference (COP22), dubbed the Action and Implementation COP, set out to demonstrate that commitments made in Paris in 2015 were being put into practice, and to act as a catalyst for further action. The parties adopted 35 decisions, mostly related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The decisions set 2018 as the deadline for developing a rulebook for the implementation of the Agreement, based on transparency and accountability. The parties decided that the Adaptation Fund, which was created in 2001, will serve the Agreement. They adopted a five-year work plan for the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. The parties endorsed the Marrakech Action Proclamation, which reaffirms their commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement. They established the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, a platform that facilitates the involvement of non-state actors in pre-2020 climate action. Outside the formal negotiations, the 'Climate Vulnerable Forum', a group of 48 developing countries, declared their intention to switch to 100 % renewable energy between 2030 and 2050. Canada, Germany, Mexico, and the USA laid out strategies for decarbonising their economies by 2050, with more countries to follow. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3841_en.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
