Environment Summits
Environment · पर्यावरण शिखर सम्मेलन · 15 facts
Stockholm Conference 1972 was first UN environment summit
Rio Earth Summit 1992 produced Agenda 21 and CBD
Kyoto Protocol 1997 set binding emission reduction targets
Paris Agreement 2015 COP21 limit warming to 1.5 degree C
COP stands for Conference of Parties under UNFCCC
India ratified Paris Agreement on October 2 2016
Johannesburg Summit 2002 focused on sustainable development
Glasgow COP26 in 2021 focused on net zero targets
Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 in 2022 established loss and damage fund
Dubai COP28 in 2023 called for transition away from fossil fuels
UNFCCC was signed at Rio Earth Summit in 1992
NDC Nationally Determined Contributions are climate pledges
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme was established in 1972 and headquartered in Nairobi Kenya
Baku COP29 held in Azerbaijan in 2024 focused on climate finance for developing nations
India submitted updated NDC in 2022 targeting 45 percent reduction in emission intensity by 2030 compared to 2005