Brief history of the COPs – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change GalleryBrief history of the COPs – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate Change, COP and Climate Conferences, COP21 Paris 2015, COP22 Marrakech 2016, COP23 Fiji Bonn 2017, COP24 Katowice 2018, COP25 Chile 2019, COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022, Paris Agreement
Brief history of the COPs – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
©First published November 2015 – Updated March 2023 From COP1 to COP28 The Brief History of the COP, Conference of the Parties, is a short summary or timeline of what has happened at the major annual climate conferences. The Brief History of the COP and the Brief History of [...]
Summary and conclusions of COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022
Contents Introduction to COP27 / The COP27 agenda / Where and when it took place / Who is who at COP27 / The great absentees / Those who did appear / The vision of the COP27 presidency / Mitigation and adaptation / Minimum advances in the reduction of greenhouse [...]
Preliminary information on COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022
The theme of the 2022 meeting is "Together for Implementation", with the aim of fulfilling the mandates of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Glasgow Pact signed at COP26 in 2021 without any delays. The financial aspect will have a central treatment, addressing the issue of [...]
Good climate news
The good news is that the road for the renewable, green, or clean fuels is clear. Already 13% of the world's energy is produced by solar and wind energy, and the production of both continues to increase, according to data provided by CNN. The transition process is in full [...]
The soil and the importance of its conservation
Since 1963, every July 7 we celebrate the International Soil Conservation Day, in memory of the American researcher Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennet who dedicated himself to the study of production and care of the soil, to maintain the balance of the environment. What is the soil? Soil is one [...]
The Paris Agreement and the difficulty of the “ambition” concept
Updated June 20, 2022 The war in Ukraine is showing setbacks in some fossil energy cancellation programs, as in the case of Germany, which yesterday announced the resumption of the use of coal as fuel, despite having celebrated two years ago the closure of its last underground coal mine. [...]
Planet Water without water
Updated June 2022 From today's headline (22-6-2022), World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2022. “Drought in Chile: the effects of climate change and the overexploitation of reserves. Since 2007, Chile has suffered an extreme drought. In many regions, the flow of streams and rivers has been reduced by [...]
Rising up from drought together. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2022
Every year on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated throughout the world. This year the theme is “Rising up from drought together”, seeks to promote early and timely action to avoid consequences that can be described as disastrous for humanity and planetary ecosystems. [...]
Revitalization: collective action for the Ocean. World Oceans Day 2022 GalleryRevitalization: collective action for the Ocean. World Oceans Day 2022
Climate Change, COP and Climate Conferences, COP21 Paris 2015, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution, Stockholm Conference 1972, Sustainability, Water
Revitalization: collective action for the Ocean. World Oceans Day 2022
On June 8 we celebrate World Oceans Day 2022, this year framed in the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences and within which the Conference of the Oceans is held, between June 27 and July 1, 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal and which will be organized jointly with the government of [...]
Only One Earth. World Environment Day 2022
Only One Earth. World Environment Day 2022 In harmony with nature Living sustainably in harmony with nature This June 5, 2022, we celebrate World Environment Day. The theme this time is Only One Earth, and with the motto Living sustainably in harmony with nature. On the occasion of Stockholm+50, [...]
Stockholm Declaration. Proclaims and Principles
Report of the United Nations Conferences on the Human Environment Stocjholm, 5 - 16 June 1972 United Nations Publications Nueva York, 1973 A/CONF.48/14/Rev.l Part One Action taken by the Conference Chapter I Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment The United Nations Conference on the [...]
Back to Stockholm!
At the 1972 Stockholm Conference was everything we should have done, but didn't do Going back to Stockholm, in the real sense of the phrase, is impossible. Only in science fiction can you go back to the past. Reversing deforestation of forests is unreal. It can be reforested, yes, [...]
A very important week
Tomorrow (05-30-2022) begins the week of the 50th anniversary of "Stockholm 1972", the first world environmental conference, also called "First Earth Summit" or "UN Conference on the Human Environment". Half a century ago, in the capital of Sweden, a fundamental document was produced, drawn up by illustrious minds. “The [...]
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022
Building a shared future for all life On May 22, 2022, we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. This date was established by the United Nations with the purpose of spread the importance of biological diversity, due to the value of the immense number of species of living [...]
World Bee Day 2022
Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems This May 20, like every year since 2017, we celebrate World Bee Day. This year we continue with the theme “Commitment to bees”, which has been dedicated to celebrating their diversity and that of beekeeping systems. On the occasion of this [...]