Negotiations on a new international climate agreement - Roadmap towards a new agreement
M2009.45
- Publication date:
- 22 September 2009
- Type:
- Information material
- Source:
- Ministry of the Environment
Summary
This document provides an introduction to the extensive global cooperation within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The purpose of the Convention is to combat climate change. This document marks out the important milestones and gives a concise description of the key issues on the path towards a new global climate agreement that can enter into force when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period for industrialised countries expires on 31 December 2012.
