UN climate conference in Marrakech 2001

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UN Climate Change Conference 2001
place Marrakech , MoroccoMoroccoMorocco 
date October 29 - November 10, 2001
Attendees Members of the UNFCCC
Website unfccc.int/cop7

The UN climate conference in Marrakech took place from October 29th to November 10th 2001 in Marrakech . It was the seventh world climate conference. A total of around 5,000 government delegates, representatives of non-governmental organizations and journalists from more than 160 countries were present to discuss the future of the world climate.

Results

In April 2001 the United States government announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol . Whether the United States would give up its rejection of the Kyoto Protocol had been one of the most important questions upfront. The US did not take an active part in the negotiations, but sent observers. Negotiations stalled on the last day of the conference when Australia , Japan , Russia and Canada refused to agree to some controversial points of the implementation agreement. These states pushed through with demands for a more generous crediting of "carbon sinks" in order to lower their emissions balances. After long negotiations, a compromise was agreed, the so-called "Marrakesh Accords". These agreements consisted of a package of 15 agreements which paved the way for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. The delegates agreed on an internationally binding protocol to reduce greenhouse gases and adopted a set of rules on emissions trading . The rules of Marrakech determined the climate guidelines for forestry , grain cultivation , pasture management and recultivation . "The global package has been accepted," said Vincent Georis, a Belgian spokesman for the EU delegation.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Report of the Conference of the Parties on its seventh session, held at Marrakesh from October 29 to November 10, 2001. (PDF) unfccc.int, January 21, 2002, accessed on November 6, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b Kyoto Protocol can come into force. (PDF) Important decisions after 10 years of climate negotiations - a report by COP7. bund.de, accessed on December 31, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c Marrakech: Summit success at the last minute. Climate protection. faz.net, November 10, 2001, accessed November 6, 2015 .
  5. ↑ International Climate Conferences. greenpeace.de, accessed on November 6, 2015 .
  6. ↑ A brief look at the history of the UN climate conferences (part 3). 1992: Framework Convention on Climate Change in Rio de Janeiro. carbon-connect.ch, October 4, 2016, accessed on December 31, 2017 .
  7. ↑ LULUCF - Developments at past COP and SB sessions. Marrakesh Accords and COP 7th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, accessed on November 6, 2015 .

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