The COP17 kicked off on November 28, 2011, in Durban and continued till December 11, 2011. The seventh meeting of the Conference of Parties serving as...

As the COP16 in Cancun revived climate negotiations post the Copenhagen fiasco, barely any major agreements were made, with longstanding issues like...

The much-awaited COP15 at Copenhagen failed to meet the expectations for a Kyoto Protocol successor, increasing distrust between developed and...

COP14, serving as a preparatory platform for the significant COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, aimed at establishing crucial post-2012 emissions treaties...

Following dramatic negotiations and certain compromises, COP13 managed to establish an independent Adaptation Fund under UNFCCC and outlined the Bali...

With climate-related challenges mounting to still greater heights, both COP12 and COP/MOP2 continued the work on Kyoto Protocol issues but lacked...

The Eleventh Conference of Parties at Montreal in 2005 came to be dubbed as ‘highly productive’ but raging climate events laid bare the necessity for...

COP10, held at Buenos Aires in 2004, ratified the Kyoto Protocol — putting a meaningful end to the processes started at COP3 — and advanced...

COP9 achieved limited success by initiating the CDM and pledging financial aid to developing nations, but the operationalisation of the Kyoto Protocol...

Despite the continuance of disparities between developed and developing countries in terms of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, COP8 achieved success...

COP7’s remarkable success in bridging divides and securing unanimous support for the Kyoto Protocol was a crucial victory in climate negotiations, as...

Held in two stints, first at the Hague (2000) and then Bonn (2001), COP-6 made a remarkable turnaround—addressing key issues needed to get the Kyoto...