The Role of COP’s In Climate Change Decision Making

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Days from now, we will be waiting on world member parties to make decisions on the limitation of greenhouse gases which leads to world temperature increase in Scotland. So I am pleased to share with you the roles played by Conference of parties (COP) on mitigation and how to adapt on climate change.

Production of CO2 gas to the atmosphere

The COP is a United Nations organ which deals with the decision making for the implementation on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The body is made up of 197 member nations known as Parties. The COP was created since 1995 till date for which we are waiting for the COP26 which they meet annually. One of the most remarkable of all COPs was COP 21 which took place in Paris last December 2015 with a great historic outcome on global climate agreement.

Thinking Globally and acting locally to mitigate climate change

The Paris agreement made the member states or territories to take on actions and decisions aim to reduce the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities of less than 2•C. According to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ) publish report on 2013/2014, world average temperatures have increase between the years 1880-2012 and with an increase warmer temperatures more than any period recorded within 1850.
This warming is expected to increase because it’s hard to stay below the agreed reduction of temperature of 1.5•C. The agreement of COP 21 was meant to to encourage and foster participation by member countries to try lower temperatures below 1.5•C increase.

The conference of party demanded all the member parties to come up with an action plan which can reflect the parties goal to comply with the UNFCCC objectives so as to limit the production of greenhouse gases which in turn lead to increase worlds temperatures.

Days from now, we will be expecting the next conference which this time will take place in Scotland. This will be the COP 26 schedule between 31 October- November 12, 2021 in Glasgow. Their main aim this year will be centered on climate change mitigation, adaptation strategies, financing and global collaboration to limit the increase of greenhouse gases produce by mans activities.
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