Venice International University at COP21 in Paris

Venice International University will be present at the COP 21 in Paris, the 21st Conference of the Parties at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

VIU has teamed up with REC to present its international capacity building successful experience for climate change mitigation.

Information material about VIU institutional activities and training programs can be found at REC booth at Le Bourget COP 21 site.

The COP 21 will, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, try to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.

The main objective of the annual Conference of Parties (COP) is to review the Convention's implementation. The first COP took place in Berlin in 1995 and significant meetings since then have included COP3 where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, COP11 where the Montreal Action Plan was produced, COP15 in Copenhagen where an agreement to replace Kyoto Protocol was unfortunately not realised and COP17 in Durban where the Green Climate Fund was created.