CMA is the short form for the group of the countries who have signed and ratified the Paris Agreement. The full name of this governing body is “Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement”. Meetings of this group are numbered and called “CMA1” etc. The first meeting of the …
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High Ambition Coalition
During the UN climate negotiations (and sometimes other UN meetings) countries join together in groups to achieve greater power. The “High Ambition Coalition” is such a group, and was first seen at COP21 in Paris. Its members are a bit unclear, with claims ranging from all 28 EU countries, USA and another 79 countries, mainly poor …
ADP – Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action
ADP was the most important working group in the climate negotiations leading up to the Paris Agreement, which was decided at COP21 in Paris late 2015. ADP is now replaced by APA – read more about it.
Fossil Free
Fossil Free is a campaign by US American organization 350.org asking institutions and companies to stop investing in fossil fuels. The campaign is run by various national and local groups, such as Fossil Free Sweden and Fossil Free Berlin. The asks of the campaign are: Immediately freeze any new investment in fossil fuel companies Divest …
APA – Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement
APA is the working group for advancing the Paris Agreement. The meetings (and documents) of APA are numbered, so that APA1 signifies the first session of the group, which was held in Bonn in May 2016. APA stands for Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement. The group is lead by two co-chairs, Sarah Baashan and …
UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFCCC is the climate convention under the United Nations, signed by practically all countries in the world. It is an international treaty aiming at avoiding dangerous climate change. The convention was adopted in Rio de Janeiro 1992. The formal name is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, but most often the abbreviation UNFCCC is used. …