What does the abbreviation COP stand for in international climate negotiations?
Correct answer: Conference of the Parties. COP stands for Conference of the Parties.
Background: It is the supreme decision-making body of the UNFCCC and meets every year; the Parties are the countries (and the EU) that joined the convention.
- Council of Parties: It is a Conference, not a Council.
- Committee on Pollution: COP has nothing to do with a pollution committee.
- Climate Organisation Programme: COP is a conference, not an organisation or programme.
Did you know? The first COP was held in Berlin in 1995.
Memory trick: COP = Conference Of Parties.