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Conference of the Parties (COP)

The following article was first published by Coventry United Nations Association in November 2024. What is the COP? The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the …

CovCAN members thoughts on COP29

Joseph Banks, a journalist working for Coventry University's CovFeed asked Coventry Climate Action Network three questions about COP29: Do you think that what was agreed upon in the end was enough? Do you believe that COP talks are still fit for purpose? What would you say to people who believe that there is no hope to prevent the planet reaching …

COP29 – Poorer Countries Deeply Disappointed

This article was originally published on United Nations Association Coventry's website. With recorded global temperatures hitting record highs and extreme weather events affecting people around the globe, the Conference of the Parties COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2024 was supposed to bring together leaders from governments, business and civil society to advance concrete solutions to the defining issue …

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