COP 27

You may be wondering, what is COP 27? Is it a case with a police officer? Well, the answer is no, COP 27 refers to the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty between 198 parties (countries) to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and to combat dangerous human interference with climate change. The UNFCCC is an important organization as it is attempting to address the ongoing problem of climate change. As climate change continues, the global economy, society, and environment all continue to be impacted negatively. Every year, at the UNFCC’s annual meeting, the members establish a new goal to work on climate change. In past years, such as COP 26, the members made the goal to limit global warming to only 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030. There is proactive effort from each of these members to achieve the objective. At the COP 27, held from November 6 to November 18, 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the country’s delegates decided the primary goal to create a “loss and damage” fund. A loss and damage fund would assist developing countries and middle-income countries that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change such as rising sea levels, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. Overall, the UNFCCC is a very important organization for the world, providing a platform for countries to come together and collectively work on challenging issues related to climate change.