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Under the umbrella of the CCCA, numerous Austrian researchers will present their latest project results to participants of the 24th UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) taking place from 3–14 December 2018 in Katowice, Poland. You can find an overview of all CCCA side events in the EU and Austrian pavilion at COP24 <link internal link in current>here.
In addition to domestic business enterprises, Austrian climate and energy research as well as model regions are put in the spotlight at the pavilion of the Austrian Economic Chambers (Hall E, Stand 1).
What is the COP?
Although terms like "Kyoto Protocol" and "Paris Agreement" are relatively well known, few people are familiar with the decision-making processes behind these international treaties. Both are agreements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and were adopted at COP3 and COP21 respectively. COP stands for Conference of the Parties to the 1992 UN Climate Convention and is the United Nations' highest decision-making body on climate change. The conference is held annually for two weeks under the rotating presidency of a contracting party, with the aim of warding off anthropogenic interference with and damage to the Earth's climate system. This year, the 24th COP will take place from 3–14 December 2018 in Katowice, under the presidency of Poland.
What's on the agenda for COP24?
At COP21, it was agreed that the global temperature increase should be kept well below 2 °C, or 1.5 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels (the "Paris Agreement"). For the first time in history (and this is also the key difference from the 1997 "Kyoto Protocol"), all contracting parties are expected to contribute to achieving this goal. Building on the groundwork laid at COP22 and COP23, the rulebook — the so-called "rulebook" — is now set to be adopted by contracting parties at COP24. This rulebook will set out how contracting parties can report and have verified their announced greenhouse gas emission reductions from 2020 onwards. The conference will also address how the 2 °C or 1.5 °C target can be achieved — currently planned emission reductions would lead to global warming of more than 3 °C, with the most severe consequences, as recently highlighted by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Last but not least, the question of financing will be on the agenda — specifically what is needed to implement greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation measures in developing countries. The conference will need to show how industrialised nations can close the gap towards the announced target of $100 billion by 2020.
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Under the umbrella of the CCCA, numerous Austrian researchers will present their latest project results to participants of the 24th UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) that takes place from 3rd to 14th of December 2018 in Katowice, Poland. Please find an overview of all CCCA side events in the EU and Austrian pavilion at COP24 <link https: www.ccca.ac.at en dialog-fields cop24 internal link in current>here.
In addition to domestic business enterprises the Austrian climate and energy research community, as well as model regions, are put in the spotlight at the pavilion of the Austrian Economic Chambers (Hall E, Space 1).
What is the COP?
Although terms such as "Kyoto Protocol" and "Paris Agreement" are relatively common, few know the decision-making processes behind these international treaties. Both are agreements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and were decided at COP3 and COP21. COP stands for Conference of the Parties to the 1992 UN Climate Convention and is the highest decision-making body of the United Nations on climate change. The conference is held annually for a period of two weeks under the ever-changing presidency of a contracting party, with the aim of fending off anthropogenic damage and interference with the Earth's climate system. This year the 24th COP will take place from 3–14 December 2018 in Katowice under the presidency of Poland.
What's on the agenda for COP24?
At COP21, it was decided that the global temperature increase should be kept well below 2 °C or 1.5 °C relative to the pre-industrial level ("Paris Agreement"). For the first time in history (this is also the big difference from the "Kyoto Protocol" of 1997), all contracting states should contribute to the achievement of this goal. Prepared by COP22 and COP23, the guidelines, the so-called "rulebook," are to be adopted by the contracting states at COP24. This rulebook will explain how contracting states can have their announced greenhouse gas emission reductions reported and verified from 2020 onwards. The conference will also discuss how to reach the 2 °C or 1.5 °C target — currently planned emission reductions would lead to global warming in excess of 3 °C, with massive impacts, as recently demonstrated by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Last but not least, the question of financing necessary for the implementation of greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change adaptation measures in developing countries will be on the agenda. The conference will have to show how developed countries can close the gap towards the announced target of $100 billion by 2020.
