The 2005 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place between November 28 and December 9, 2005, in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. The conference included the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change. It is an international treaty among countries to combat "dangerous human interference with th ...
(UNFCCC), and was the first ''Meeting of the Parties'' (MOP1) to the Kyoto Protocol since their initial meeting in
Kyoto
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in 1997.
The conference was one of the largest
intergovernmental conferences on
climate change
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ever. The event marked the entry into force of the
Kyoto Protocol
The was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is oc ...
on 16 February 2005. Hosting more than 10,000 delegates, it was one of Canada's largest international events ever and the largest gathering in Montreal since
Expo 67
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.
The Montreal Action Plan was an agreement to "extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol beyond its 2012 expiration date and negotiate deeper cuts in
greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas, is the main cause of climate chan ...
" by starting negotiations, without delay on an extension of the protocol. Canada's environment minister, at the time,
Stéphane Dion
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, said the agreement provides a "map for the future".
References
21st-century diplomatic conferences
Diplomatic conferences in Canada
2005
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2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
2005 in international relations
2005 in the environment
2005 in Montreal
November 2005 in Canada
December 2005 in Canada
Events in Montreal
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