Accounting of carbon emissions by countries in the UNFCCC process is complicated due to net-zero accounting, in which nations are allowed to deduct from their carbon emissions the effects of the growth of forests in absorbing carbon dioxide.

Source: https://monthlyreview.org/2023/01/01/mr-074-08-2023-01_0/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mr-074-08-2023-01_0

As chairperson of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Ruto will, for the greater part of the year before the UAE summit, see to it the global south builds political momentum.

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/kenyan-president-to-lead-africas-push-for-concrete-actions-solutions-to-climate-change-20230221

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, Simon Stiell.

Source: https://demerarawaves.com/2023/06/21/caribbean-must-fast-track-from-fossil-fuels-to-cheaper-payback-renewables-unfccc-expert/

For example, Lee White, Gabon’s Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, and Environment says the UNFCCC REDD+ auditing process was exhaustive, requiring multiple reviews and changes.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2023/03/13/chaos-in-voluntary-carbon-markets-will-either-doom-or-change-them/

Four years earlier, Peru hosted ministers and heads of delegation who attended the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Source: https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-peru-to-host-apec-2024-how-many-times-did-it-host-summits-951167.aspx

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which issued the report, called for “greater ambition and accelerating action”.

Source: https://stluciatimes.com/157548/2023/09/window-to-reach-climate-goals-rapidly-closing-un-report-warns/

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held at Expo City, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has provided Ethiopia with many opportunities.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202312030036.html

The Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC, or COP28 summit, featured numerous firsts, including forums on health, food production and philanthropy.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-cop28-melinda-gates-foundation-peter-sands-united-nations-b2462641.html

Then comes the boggling figure: 70,000 delegates will be mingling and haggling, including the parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/cop28-where-fossil-fuel-industries-go-gloat

The President was speaking on Friday at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2023/12/03/news/guyana/climate-action-cant-be-to-detriment-of-developing-countries-president/

UNFCCC was established in 1992 to combat “dangerous human interference with the climate system”, in part by limiting the greenhouse gas emissions that compromise Earth’s entire ecosystem, a prerequisite for human existence.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/12/climate-scientists-view-cop-28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-scientists-view-cop-28