What is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

What is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

It is an international environmental treaty adopted in 1992 to combat dangerous human interference in the climate system. It entered into force in 1994 and has reached almost universal membership with 199 signatories. It is the framework agreement for both the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol.

The UNFCCC Secretariat is the United Nations agency tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. The Secretariat facilitates intergovernmental climate change negotiations by organizing two to four negotiating sessions each year, the largest and most important of which is the Conference of the Parties (COP). It also provides technical expertise and support to analyze and review climate change information, and maintains the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).