2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference

United Nations Climate Change Conference
COP14
Date(s)1 December 2008 (2008-12-01)
12 December 2008 (2008-12-12)
Location(s)PIF Congress Centre, Poznań International Fair, Poznań, Poland
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ParticipantsUNFCCC member countries

The 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place at PIF Congress Centre, Poznań International Fair (PIF), in Poznań, Poland, between December 1 and December 12, 2008.[1] Representatives from over 180 countries attended along with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.

The conference encompassed meetings of several bodies, including the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 14) and the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (MOP 4 or CMP 4). Subsidiaries of these bodies also met, including the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 4), a resumed session of the Ad HocWorking Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 6), and the twenty-ninth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 29), and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 29).[2]

  1. ^ Shah, Anup (January 2009). "COP14—Poznań Climate Conference". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Poznań Climate Change Conference - December 2008". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Retrieved 7 April 2014.