United Nations

FCCC/CP/2015/10
Distr.: General
29 January 2016
Original: English

Conference of the Parties

Report of the Conference of the Parties on its
twenty-first session, held in Paris from30 November to 13 December 2015
Part one: Proceedings

Contents
I.
II.

Paragraphs

Page

Opening of the session(Agenda item 1).......................................................................................................

1–2

6

Organizational matters(Agenda item 2).......................................................................................................

3–34

6

Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its
twenty-first session .........................................................................................

3

6

B.

Adoption of the rules of procedure .................................................................

4–5

6

C.

Adoption of the agenda ...................................................................................

6–8

7

D.

Election of officers other than the President ...................................................

9–13

9

E.

Admission of organizations as observers ........................................................

14

10

F.

Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies ..........

15–26

10

G.

Dates and venues of future sessions ................................................................

27–29

12

H.

Adoption of the report on credentials .............................................................

30–31

12

I.

Attendance ......................................................................................................

32–33

13

J.

Documentation ................................................................................................

34

13

Reports of the subsidiary bodies(Agenda item 3).......................................................................................................

35–49

13

A.

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice .......

35–41

13

B.

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation ........................................

42–49

14

A.

III.

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IV.

Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17)(Agenda item 4).......................................................................................................

50–76

15

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for
Enhanced Action .............................................................................................

50–52

15

Adoption of a protocol, another legal instrument, or an agreed outcome
with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties ......................

53–76

15

Consideration of proposals by Parties under Article 17 of the Convention(Agenda item 5).......................................................................................................

77–78

18

Consideration of proposals by Parties for amendments to the Convention
under Article 15(Agenda item 6).......................................................................................................

79–83

19

Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend Article 4,paragraph 2(f), of the Convention ...................................................................

80–81

19

Proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7 and
18 of the Convention ......................................................................................

82–83

19

Report of the Adaptation Committee(Agenda item 7).......................................................................................................

84–87

19

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts(Agenda item 8).......................................................................................................

88–89

20

Development and transfer of technologies and implementation of theTechnology Mechanism(Agenda item 9).......................................................................................................

90–99

20

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the
Climate Technology Centre and Network ......................................................

90–95

20

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial
Mechanism of the Convention ........................................................................

96–99

21

The 2013–2015 review(Agenda item 10).....................................................................................................

100–102

22

A.
B.
V.
VI.

A.
B.
VII.
VIII.

IX.

A.
B.
X.
XI.

XII.

Second review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a) and (b),of the Convention(Agenda item 11 held in abeyance) .........................................................................
Matters relating to finance(Agenda item 12).....................................................................................................

103–121

22

A.

Long-term climate finance ..............................................................................

104–107

22

B.

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance ...............................................

108–11223

C.

Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties andguidance to the Green Climate Fund ..............................................................

113–116

23

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties
and guidance to the Global Environment Facility...........................................

117-121

24

Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention(Agenda item 13).....................................................................................................

122–124

24

D.
XIII.

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XIV.
XV.
XVI.

Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention(Agenda item 14).....................................................................................................

125–126

25

Capacity-building under the Convention(Agenda item 15).....................................................................................................

127–129

25

Implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention(Agenda item 16).....................................................................................................

130–135

25

Implementation of the Buenos Aires programme of work on
adaptation and response measures (decision 1/CP.10) ...................................

130–132

25

Matters relating to the least developed countries ............................................

133–135

25

Gender and climate change(Agenda item 17).....................................................................................................

136–137

26

Other matters referred to the Conference of the Parties by the subsidiary bodies(Agenda item 18).....................................................................................................

138

26

Administrative, financial and institutional matters(Agenda item 19).....................................................................................................

139–146

26

A.

Audit report and financial statements for 2014 ...............................................

139–140

26

B.

Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015 .........................................

139-140

26

C.

Programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017 ...........................................

141

26

D.

Decision-making in the UNFCCC process .....................................................

142–146

26

High-level segment(Agenda item 20).....................................................................................................

147–154

27

A.
B.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.

XX.

A.

Statements by Parties ......................................................................................

153

28

B.

Statements by observer organizations .............................................................

154

28

Other matters(Agenda item 21).....................................................................................................

155

28

Conclusion of the session(Agenda item 22).....................................................................................................

156–160

28

Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties on its
twenty-first session .........................................................................................

159

29

Closure of the session .....................................................................................

160

29

Information provided in accordance with paragraph 104 of decision 1/CP.21 related toentry into force of the Paris Agreement (Article 21) ........................................................................

30

Parties to the Convention, observer States and United Nations organizations
attending the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties ..................................................

35

III.

Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies, 2016–2020 .................................................................

39

IV.

Documents before the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-first session .....................................

40

XXI.
XXII.

A.
B.
Annexes
I.
II.

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Part two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties at its twentyfirst session
Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties
FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1
Decision
1/CP.21Adoption of the Paris Agreement

FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.2
2/CP.21

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts

3/CP.21

Report of the Adaptation Committee

4/CP.21

National adaptation plans

5/CP.21Long-term climate finance

6/CP.21

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance

7/CP.21

Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties andguidance to the Green Climate Fund

8/CP.21

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties
and guidance to the Global Environment Facility

9/CP.21

Methodologies for the reporting of financial information by Parties includedin Annex I to the Convention

10/CP.21

The 2013–2015 review

11/CP.21

Forum and work programme on the impact of the implementation of response
measures

12/CP.21

Enhancing climate technology development and transfer through theTechnology Mechanism

13/CP.21

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanismof the Convention

FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.3

414/CP.21

Capacity-building under the Convention

15/CP.21

Terms of reference for the intermediate review of the Doha work programme
on Article 6 of the Convention

16/CP.21

Alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation
approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests

17/CP.21

Further guidance on ensuring transparency, consistency, comprehensivenessand effectiveness when informing on how all the safeguards referred to indecision 1/CP.16, appendix I, are being addressed and respectedFCCC/CP/2015/10

18/CP.21

Methodological issues related to non-carbon benefits resulting from theimplementation of the activities referred to in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70

19/CP.21

Extension of the mandate of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group

20/CP.21

Technical review in 2016 of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties includedin Annex I to the Convention

21/CP.21

Administrative, financial and institutional matters

22/CP.21

Programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017

23/CP.21

Dates and venues of future sessions

Resolution
1/CP.21

Expression of gratitude to the Government of the French Republic and thepeople of the city of Paris

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I.

Opening of the session(Agenda item 1)
1.
The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP), convened pursuant
to Article 7, paragraph 4, of the Convention, was opened at the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, Paris–Le Bourget, France, on 30 November 2015 by Mr. ManuelPulgar-Vidal (Peru), President of COP 20.1 Mr. Pulgar-Vidal delivered an opening
statement.
2.
The opening included statements made by the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC,
Ms. Christiana Figueres, and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.2

II. Organizational matters(Agenda item 2)

A.

Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its
twenty-first session(Agenda sub-item 2(a))
3.
At the 1st meeting of the COP,3 on 30 November, the President of COP 20,
Mr. Pulgar-Vidal, recalled that, in accordance with rule 22, paragraph 1, of the draft rulesof procedure being applied, the office of President of the COP is subject to rotation among
the five regional groups. He informed Parties that a nomination had been received from theWestern European and other States. Following his proposal, the COP elected byacclamation the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France,
Mr. Laurent Fabius, as its President. A statement was made by the newly elected President.4

B.

Adoption of the rules of procedure(Agenda sub-item 2(b))
4.
At the 2nd meeting, on 1 December, the President recalled that the President of
COP 20 had proposed, and Parties had agreed, that he would conduct intersessional
consultations on this issue and inform the COP of any developments. As there continued to
be no consensus on this matter, the President proposed that, as at previous sessions, thedraft rules of procedure contained in document FCCC/CP/1996/2 should continue to be
applied, with the exception of draft rule 42. He also proposed that Mr. Xavier Sticker(France) hold informal consultations on this issue and report back to the COP on theiroutcome.
5.
At the 10th meeting, on 10 December, the President reported that there was still noconsensus on this issue. On a proposal by the President, the COP agreed to continue toapply the draft rules of procedure as outlined in paragraph 4 above, and agreed that the
President would continue consultations during the intersessional period and would reportback at COP 22.

1

COP 21 was held in conjunction with CMP 11. The proceedings of the CMP are contained in a
separate report (FCCC/KP/CMP/2015/8). The proceedings of the joint meetings of the COP and the
CMP convened during the sessions are reproduced in both reports.
2
Available at <http://unfccc.int/meetings/paris_nov_2015/items/9333.php>.
3
Meetings of the COP referred to in this report are plenary meetings.
4
Available at <http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/paris_nov_2015/application/pdf/cop21cmp11_
opening_speech_fabius_fr.pdf>.

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C.

Adoption of the agenda(Agenda sub-item 2(c))
6.
At its 2nd meeting, the COP considered a note by the Executive Secretary containing
the provisional agenda and annotations (FCCC/CP/2015/1). The provisional agenda wasprepared in agreement with the President of COP 20, after consultation with the Bureau of
the COP.
7.
The President proposed that the provisional agenda be adopted as contained in
document FCCC/CP/2015/1, with the exception of item 11, “Second review of theadequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a) and (b), of the Convention”, which, in accordancewith recent practice, would be held in abeyance.
8.

Following the proposal of the President, the COP adopted the agenda as follows:
1.

Opening of the session.

2.

Organizational matters:

3.

4.

(a)

Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twentyfirst session;(b)

Adoption of the rules of procedure;(c)Adoption of the agenda;(d)Election of officers other than the President;(e)Admission of organizations as observers;(f)

Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies;(g)Dates and venues of future sessions;(h)Adoption of the report on credentials.

Reports of the subsidiary bodies:(a)Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological
Advice;(b)

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.

Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17):(a)Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for
Enhanced Action;(b)

Adoption of a protocol, another legal instrument, or an agreed
outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all
Parties.

5.

Consideration of proposals by Parties under Article 17 of the Convention.

6.

Consideration of proposals by Parties for amendments to the Convention
under Article 15:

7.

(a)

Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend Article 4, paragraph2(f), of the Convention;(b)

Proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7
and 18 of the Convention.

Report of the Adaptation Committee.

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8.

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts.

9.

Development and transfer of technologies and implementation of theTechnology Mechanism:

8

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the
Climate Technology Centre and Network;(b)

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial
Mechanism of the Convention.

10.

The 2013–2015 review.

11.

Second review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a) and (b), of theConvention (agenda item held in abeyance).512.

Matters relating to finance:(a)Long-term climate finance;(b)

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance;(c)Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties andguidance to the Green Climate Fund;(d)

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of theParties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility.

13.

Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention.

14.

Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

15.

Capacity-building under the Convention.

16.

Implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention:(a)Implementation of the Buenos Aires programme of work on
adaptation and response measures (decision 1/CP.10);(b)

Matters relating to the least developed countries.

17.

Gender and climate change.

18.

Other matters referred to the Conference of the Parties by the subsidiarybodies.

19.

Administrative, financial and institutional matters:

20.

5

(a)

(a)

Audit report and financial statements for 2014;(b)

Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015;(c)

Programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017;(d)Decision-making in the UNFCCC process.

High-level segment:(a)Statements by Parties;(b)Statements by observer organizations.

Agenda item 11 was also held in abeyance at COP 20. It was included on the provisional agenda forthe session in accordance with rule 16 of the draft rules of procedure being applied.

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D.

21.

Other matters.

22.

Conclusion of the session:(a)Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties on its twentyfirst session;(b)

Closure of the session.

Election of officers other than the President(Agenda sub-item 2(d))
9.
At the 2nd meeting, the President informed the COP that Mr. Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla(Senegal), a Vice-President of the COP, had held consultations on this matter during thesessions of the subsidiary bodies held earlier in the year. The President thanked Mr. Sylla
for his work on this matter.
10.
The President invited groups and constituencies to submit all outstanding
nominations by 8 p.m. on 4 December 2015. On a proposal by the President, the COP
decided to postpone the election of the other officers of its Bureau until later in the session
together with the election of officers of other bodies.
11.
The President informed the COP that, in accordance with rule 22 of the draft rules ofprocedure being applied, the members of the Bureau would remain in office until theirsuccessors had been elected.
12.
At the 10th meeting, the COP, acting on a proposal by the President, elected the othermembers of the Bureau of COP 21.6 The composition of the Bureau of COP 21 and theeleventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the
Kyoto Protocol (CMP) is, therefore, as follows:
BureauPresident

Mr. Laurent Fabius (France)

Vice-Presidents

Mr. Khalid Abuleif (Saudi Arabia)
Mr. Collin Beck (Solomon Islands)
Mr. Ismail Abdelrahim Elgizouli Idris(Sudan)Ms. Hakima El Haite (Morocco)
Mr. Ravi Shanker Prasad (India)7
Mr. Oleg Shamanov (Russian Federation)
Mr. Walter Schuldt-Espinel (Ecuador)

Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientificand Technological Advice

Mr. Carlos Fuller (Belize)

Chair of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation

Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow (Poland)

6

The list of officers elected to the Bureau of COP 21 and CMP 11 is available at <http://unfccc.int/
6558.php>.
7
See paragraph 13 below.

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Rapporteur

Mr. Georg Boersting (Norway)

13.
At the 10th meeting, the President informed Parties that a nominee for VicePresident from the Asia-Pacific States was still outstanding, and that a Vice-President of
COP 20, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad (India), would remain in office in accordance with rule22, paragraph 2, of the draft rules of procedure being applied. The COP, on a proposal fromthe President, urged the group to conclude its consultations and submit the nomination to
the Executive Secretary by 29 January 2016. Once this nomination is received by the
Executive Secretary, the nominee would be deemed to have been elected at COP 21 inaccordance with established practice.

E.

Admission of organizations as observers(Agenda sub-item 2(e))
14.
At its 2nd meeting, the COP considered a note by the secretariat on the admission oforganizations as observers,8 which lists the 5 intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and
136 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that applied to be admitted as observers. In
accordance with the recommendations of the Bureau, and on a proposal by the President,
the COP admitted the organizations listed in the above-mentioned note by the secretariat.

F.

Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies(Agenda sub-item 2(f))
15.
At the 2nd meeting, the President referred the COP to the annotations to theprovisional agenda. He noted that the subsidiary bodies would be convened with the aim ofdeveloping draft decisions and conclusions for consideration by the COP before thesessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and theSubsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) ended on 4 December. He also noted that, given
the challenges of time management during the session of the COP, it would not be possible
to extend the sessions of the subsidiary bodies. He further noted that the Ad Hoc Working
Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) would submit the results of its
work to the COP on 5 December.
16.
The President noted that the first round of the multilateral assessment process under
the international assessment and review process would be completed on 2 December during
SBI 43.
17.
On a proposal by the President, the COP decided to refer the following agenda items
to the subsidiary bodies:
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and Subsidiary Body
for Implementation

8

10

Item 7

Report of the Adaptation Committee

Item 8Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts

Item 9(a)Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the
Climate Technology Centre and Network

Item 10The 2013–2015 review

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Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Item 13

Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I
to the Convention

Item 14

Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention

Item 15

Capacity-building under the Convention

Item 16(b)Matters relating to the least developed countries

Item 17

Gender and climate change

Item 19(a)Audit report and financial statements for 2014

Item 19(b)Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015

18.
The COP was informed that the SBSTA and the SBI would separately consider
different aspects of agenda sub-item 16(a), “Implementation of the Buenos Aires
programme of work on adaptation and response measures (decision 1/CP.10)”.
19.
With regard to agenda item 20, “High-level segment”, the President informed the
COP that the inauguration of the joint high-level segment of the COP and the CMP would
take place on the morning of 7 December and that ministers and other heads of delegation
would deliver national statements on 7 and 8 December. As per established practice, 9 nodecisions would be taken at the joint meetings. The President set a time limit of threeminutes for each statement at the high-level segment. In addition, he noted that statementsof senior representatives of IGOs and NGOs would be heard on 8 December, that a time
limit of two minutes per statement had been set and that the full version of all statements
would be posted online.10
20.
The President informed the COP that, to enable the COP and the CMP to adopt alldraft decisions, including the outcomes of the ADP process, all negotiations would have toconclude by 9 December. This would ensure that document processing, translation into
other official United Nations languages and the requisite legal and linguistic reviews could
be completed in time to ensure a timely and orderly closure of the conference.
21.
The President also informed the COP that separate meetings of the COP and the
CMP would be held on 10 December so that decisions and conclusions, including thoserecommended at the sessions of the subsidiary bodies, could be adopted. He further
informed the COP that the COP and the CMP would complete their work on 11 December,including the consideration and adoption by the COP of the outcomes of the ADP
negotiations.
22.
The President reminded Parties of his intent to ensure a Party-driven, transparent
and inclusive approach with proper time management, including beginning meetings ontime, ensuring timely closure of negotiations, enforcing agreed working practices andensuring that all meetings finish by 6 p.m. and only exceptionally by 9 p.m. He encouraged
Parties to show creativity and flexibility in reaching agreement at the end of the session ofeach body. He urged the Chairs and Co-Chairs of the subsidiary bodies to take creative
measures to ensure proper time management and urged that every effort be made to
maximize the meeting time available for discussions on substantive items under the COP.

910

See document FCCC/SBI/1999/8, paragraph 63(e).
Statements made during the joint high-level segment are available at<http://unfccc.int/meetings/paris_nov_2015/items/9345.php>.

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23.
The President informed the COP that the high-level Action Day, a mandated
ministerial event,11 would be held on 5 December.
24.

The COP agreed to proceed on the basis of the proposals made by the President.

25.
At the joint 3rd meeting of the COP and 2nd meeting of the CMP, on 1 December,general statements were made by representatives of Australia (on behalf of the UmbrellaGroup), South Africa (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G77 and China)), Angola(on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs)), Luxembourg (on behalf of theEuropean Union and its 28 member States), the Republic of Korea (on behalf of theEnvironmental Integrity Group (EIG)), China (on behalf of Brazil, China, India and South
Africa (the BASIC countries)), Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Arab Group), Maldives (onbehalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)), the Sudan (on behalf of the African
Group), Guatemala (on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the
Caribbean (AILAC)), Australia and Pakistan.
26.
At the same joint meeting, statements were made by representatives of eight NGO
constituencies (women and gender, business and industry, environmental, farmers,
indigenous peoples, local government and municipal authorities, research and independent,
and trade unions).

G.

Dates and venues of future sessions(Agenda sub-item 2(g))
27.
At the 4th meeting, on 2 December, the President reported that the African States had
communicated to the secretariat their endorsement of Morocco as the host of COP 22 and
CMP 12 in 2016. The President invited Parties to come forward with offers to host COP 23
and CMP 13 in 2017 and noted that, in keeping with the principle of rotation among theregional groups, the President of COP 23 and CMP 13 would come from the Asia-PacificStates. He also invited Parties to come forward with offers to host COP 24 and CMP 14 in2018 and noted that, in keeping with the principle of rotation among the regional groups,
the President of COP 24 and CMP 14 would come from the Eastern European States.
28.
The President proposed that Mr. Philippe Lacoste (France) conduct informal
consultations on this agenda sub-item on his behalf with a view to proposing a draft
decision for consideration and adoption by the COP at the closing meeting.
29.
At its 10th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
23/CP.21, entitled “Dates and venues of future sessions”. A statement was made by Mr.
Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, the host of
COP 22 and CMP 12.

H.

Adoption of the report on credentials(Agenda sub-item 2(h))
30.
At the 10th meeting, the President referred to the report on credentials,12 which the
Bureau, in accordance with rule 20 of the draft rules of procedure being applied, had
examined and approved.
31.
The COP, on the basis of the report of the Bureau and additional credentials
provided by 10 Parties (Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, Honduras, Kiribati, Nicaragua, Pakistan,

11
12

12

Decision 1/CP.20, paragraph 21.
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Panama, Peru and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), accepted the credentials ofParties attending the session.

I.

Attendance
32.
The session in Paris was attended by representatives of 196 Parties to theConvention, as well as representatives of 2 observer States, 56 United Nations bodies andprogrammes, convention secretariats, specialized agencies and institutions, and relatedorganizations of the United Nations system, as listed in annex I.
33.
The session was also attended by representatives of 71 IGOs and representatives of
1,109 NGOs, as listed in document FCCC/CP/2015/INF.3.

J.

Documentation
34.

III.

The documents before COP 21 are listed in annex IV.

Reports of the subsidiary bodies(Agenda item 3)

A.

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice(Agenda sub-item 3(a))
35.
At the 5th meeting, on 5 December, the President informed the COP that the SBSTA
had successfully concluded its work, except on joint agenda items SBI 13 and SBSTA 8(b),“The 2013–2015 review”, and SBI 12(a) and SBSTA 9(a), “Forum and work programme”,
where Parties were not able to reach consensus. He also informed the COP that he hadrequested the Comité de Paris (see para. 53 below), under his authority, to undertake
consultations on the 2013–2015 review (see para. 100 below).
36.
At the 1st meeting of the Comité de Paris, the President reminded Parties of theagenda items that had been forwarded to the COP by the SBSTA and the SBI for further
consideration. He informed the Comité that these issues would be addressed in the
consultations held under it (see paras. 127 and 130 below).
37.
At the 10th meeting, the Chair of the SBSTA, Ms. Lidia Wojtal (Poland), introduced
the draft report on SBSTA 4313 and gave an oral report on the results of SBSTA 42 and 43
pertaining to the COP.
38.
On a proposal by the President, the COP took note of the report on SBSTA 42,14 thedraft report on SBSTA 43 and the oral report provided by the Chair of the SBSTA. The
President expressed his appreciation to Ms. Wojtal for her skilful guidance of the work of
the SBSTA.
39.
At the same meeting, the SBSTA recommended five draft decisions and, jointly with
the SBI, three additional draft decisions for consideration and adoption by the COP under
this agenda sub-item.
40.

The COP, on a recommendation by the SBSTA, adopted the following decisions:(a)Decision 9/CP.21, entitled “Methodologies for the reporting of financial
information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention”;
13
14

FCCC/SBSTA/2015/L.15.
FCCC/SBSTA/2015/2 and Add.1 and 2.

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Decision 16/CP.21, entitled “Alternative policy approaches, such as joint
mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management offorests”;(c)Decision 17/CP.21, entitled “Further guidance on ensuring transparency,
consistency, comprehensiveness and effectiveness when informing on how all thesafeguards referred to in decision 1/CP.16, appendix I, are being addressed and respected”;(d)Decision 18/CP.21, entitled “Methodological issues related to non-carbon
benefits resulting from the implementation of the activities referred to in decision 1/CP.16,
paragraph 70”;(e)
Decision 20/CP.21, entitled “Technical review in 2016 of greenhouse gas
inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention”.
41.
At the 11th meeting, on 12 and 13 December, the President informed the COP that hehad undertaken consultations on the two joint SBSTA and SBI agenda items that were
forwarded to the COP for further consideration – “The 2013–2015 review” and “Forum andwork programme”. The COP, on a proposal by the President, adopted the following
decisions:(a)Decision 10/CP.21, entitled “The 2013–2015 review”;(b)
Decision 11/CP.21, entitled “Forum and work programme on the impact of
the implementation of response measures”.

B.

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation(Agenda sub-item 3(b))
42.
At the 5th meeting, the President informed the COP that the SBI had successfully
concluded its work, except on agenda item 11(a), “Capacity-building under theConvention”, where Parties were not able to reach consensus.
43.
At the same meeting, the President also informed the COP that Parties were unable
to reach consensus on joint agenda items SBSTA 8(b) and SBI 13 “The 2013–2015
review”, and SBSTA 9(a) and SBI 12(a) “Forum and work programme” and that he hadrequested the Comité de Paris, under his authority, to undertake consultations on the 2013–2015 review.
44.
At the 1st meeting of the Comité de Paris, the President reminded Parties of theagenda items that had been forwarded to the COP by the SBSTA and the SBI for further
consideration. He informed the Comité that these issues would be addressed in the
consultations held under it (see paras. 100, 127 and 130 below).
45.
At the 10th meeting, the Chair of the SBI, Mr. Amena Yauvoli (Fiji), introduced thedraft report on SBI 4315 and gave an oral report on the results of SBI 42 and 43 pertaining
to the COP.
46.
At the same meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP took note of the reporton SBI 42,16 the draft report on SBI 43 and the oral report provided by the Chair of the SBI.
The President expressed his appreciation to Mr. Yauvoli for his skilful guidance of thework of the SBI.

15
16

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FCCC/SBI/2015/L.19.
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47.
The SBI recommended five draft decisions and, jointly with the SBSTA, three
additional draft decisions for consideration and adoption by the COP under this agenda subitem.
48.
At its 10th meeting, the COP, on a recommendation by the SBI, adopted thefollowing decisions:(a)Decision 4/CP.21, entitled “National adaptation plans”;(b)
Decision 15/CP.21, entitled “Terms of reference for the intermediate reviewof the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention”.
49.
At the 11th meeting, the President informed the COP that he had undertaken
consultations on the two joint SBSTA and SBI agenda items that were forwarded to the
COP for further consideration – “The 2013–2015 review” and “Forum and work
programme”. The COP, on a proposal by the President, adopted decisions 10/CP.21 and
11/CP.21 (see para. 41 above).

IV.

Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17)(Agenda item 4)A.

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for
Enhanced Action(Agenda sub-item 4(a))
50.
At the 5th meeting, the Co-Chairs of the ADP, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf (non-Annex I)
and Mr. Daniel Reifsnyder (Annex I) reported on the outcome of the session of the ADP.
51.
The Co-Chairs reported that the ADP had concluded its work and agreed to transmit
to the COP the “Draft Paris Outcome” and the addendum to that document.17 The CoChairs also reported that the ADP had invited the COP to consider annex I18 to the “Draft
Paris Outcome”.
52.
On a proposal by the President, the COP took note of the oral report referred to inparagraph 50 above and expressed its appreciation to the Co-Chairs for their report to the
COP. The President also acknowledged the contribution of the previous Co-Chairs of the
ADP – Mr. Jayant Mauskar (India), Mr. Harald Dovland (Norway), Mr. Kishan
Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago) and Mr. Artur Runge-Metzger (European Union) – fortheir leadership in steering the process and guiding the work of the ADP since the United
Nations Climate Change Conference held in Durban, South Africa.

B.

Adoption of a protocol, another legal instrument, or an agreed outcome
with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties(Agenda sub-item 4(b))
53.
At its 5th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP agreed that the President
would convene informal consultations by means of an open-ended single-setting group to
be known as the Comité de Paris. The objective of these consultations was to makeprogress and facilitate compromise on the draft Paris outcome and package of decisions
transmitted to the COP by the ADP.
17
18

FCCC/ADP/2015/L.6/Rev.1 and Add.1.
Draft agreement and draft decision on workstreams 1 and 2 of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
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54.
The COP further agreed that ministers and other senior officials would assist the
President in undertaking consultations on key cross-cutting issues, as follows:(a)Facilitators on support/means of implementation (finance, technology andcapacity-building): Mr. Franck Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (Gabon) and Mr. Jochen
Flasbarth (Germany);(b)
Facilitators on differentiation, in particular with regard to mitigation, financeand transparency: Ms. Izabella Monica Vieira Teixeira (Brazil) and Mr. Vivian
Balakrishnan (Singapore);(c)Facilitators on ambition, including long-term goals and periodic review:
Mr. James Fletcher (Saint Lucia) and Ms. Tine Sundtoft (Norway);(d)
Facilitators on acceleration of pre-2020 action (workstream 2 excluding pre2020 finance): Mr. Pa Ousman Jarju (Gambia) and Ms. Amber Rudd (United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland).
55.
At the same meeting, the COP, following standard United Nations practice,established an open-ended group of legal and linguistic experts, with a core membership of
11 representatives comprising two representatives from each of the five regional groups of
the United Nations and one representative from small island developing States, toundertake a technical review of the draft agreement referred to in paragraph 64 below andpresent the results of the review to the Comité de Paris by 10 December. The President
designated Ms. Jimena Nieto Carrasco (Colombia) and Mr. Peter Horne (Australia) as cochairs of the group.
56.
Representatives of 14 Parties made statements, including on behalf of the G77 andChina, the African Group, the Umbrella Group, the Arab Group, AOSIS, the LDCs, theLike-minded Developing Countries and AILAC.
57.
Further to the forming of the four groups of facilitators referred to in paragraph 54
above, the President informed the Comité de Paris that he had appointed the following
additional ministers and senior officials to assist him in undertaking consultations on key
cross-cutting issues:(a)Facilitators on adaptation and loss and damage: Mr. René Orellana(Plurinational State of Bolivia) and Ms. Asa Romson (Sweden);(b)
Facilitators on cooperative mechanisms: Ms. Catherine McKenna (Canada)
and Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N'Tungamulongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo);(c)
Facilitators on forests: Mr. Daniel Vicente Ortega Pacheco (Ecuador), Ms.
Doris Leuthard (Switzerland) and Mr. Henri Djombo (Congo);(d)Facilitators on response measures: Mr. Jan Szyszko (Poland) and Mr. Khaled
Mohamed Fahmy Abdel Aal (Egypt);(e)Facilitators on preamble: Ms. Claudia Salerno Caldera (Bolivarian Republicof Venezuela);(f)
Facilitators on facilitating implementation and compliance: Mr. Rafael
Pacchiano (Mexico).
58.
The President also informed Parties that Mr. Pulgar-Vidal had agreed to serve as the
special envoy to civil society representatives to further promote their active engagement.
59.
At the 1st and 2nd meetings of the Comité de Paris, on 7 and 8 December, theministers and senior officials undertaking consultations presented oral reports on the
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60.
At the 3rd meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 9 December, the President presented adraft Paris outcome19 containing a draft decision and a draft agreement, and encouraged
Parties to consult within groups.
61.
At the 4th meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 9 December, the President invited
Parties to express their views on the draft Paris outcome tabled at the 3rd meeting of the
Comité. Many Parties responded to the President’s invitation and shared their views. The
President invited Parties to exchange views further at open-ended informal consultations –an indaba – convened on 9 December after the 4th meeting of the Comité de Paris.
62.
At the 5th meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 10 December, the President presented asecond version of the draft Paris outcome20, reflecting inputs from Parties received in thecourse of the indaba. The President invited Parties to further consultations at an “indaba ofsolutions” convened after the 5th meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 10 December.
63.
At the 6th meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 12 December, the President presented athird and final draft Paris outcome,21 reflecting input provided by Parties in further openended informal consultations, and encouraged Parties to consult within groups before theadoption of the Paris outcome.
64.
At the 7th meeting of the Comité de Paris, on 12 December, an oral report waspresented by the co-chairs of the group that conducted the legal and linguistic review. At
the invitation of the President, the Comité de Paris agreed to forward the draft Parisoutcome, incorporating the recommendations of the legal and linguistic review group on
the draft agreement and the technical corrections provided orally by the secretariat, to the
COP for adoption.22
65.
The COP, at its 11th meeting, on a proposal by the President adopted decision
1/CP.21, entitled “Adoption of the Paris Agreement”, including its annex containing theParis Agreement.
66.
In accordance with the provisions contained in paragraph 104 of decision 1/CP.21,
solely for the purposes of Article 21 of the Agreement, information on the most up-to-date
total and per cent of greenhouse gas emissions communicated by Parties to the Convention
in their national communications, greenhouse gas inventory reports, biennial reports orbiennial update reports is presented in annex I.
67.
The President expressed his great appreciation for the work accomplished by the
Comité de Paris and the willingness of all Parties to work constructively throughout thenegotiating process since the Durban Climate Change Conference.
68.
The President of France, Mr. François Hollande, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, Mr. BAN Ki-Moon, and the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC made statements
in celebration of the historic occasion.
69.
At the same meeting, the following 58 Parties made statements: South Africa,
Australia on behalf of the Umbrella Group, Nicaragua, Switzerland on behalf of the EIG,
Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union and its 28 member States, Morocco, Turkey,
China, United States of America, India, Saint Lucia on behalf of the Caribbean Community
and Common Market, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Egypt, Senegal, Ecuador,
Singapore, Maldives on behalf of AOSIS, Philippines on behalf of the Climate Vulnerable
Forum, Sudan on behalf of the African Group, Colombia on behalf of AILAC, Saudi
19<http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/da01.pdf>.
<http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/da02.pdf>.
21
FCCC/CP/2015/L.9.
22
FCCC/CP/2015/L.9/Rev.1
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Arabia on behalf of the Arab Group, Marshall Islands, Russian Federation, Panama on
behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, Chile, Bahamas, Nepal, Nigeria, South
Sudan, Samoa, Palau, Tuvalu, Mexico, Paraguay, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Central African Republic, Angola, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Papua New Guinea,
Brazil, Djibouti, Timor-Leste, Japan, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Sierra Leone,
Bangladesh, Haiti, Guinea, Iraq, New Zealand, Belarus, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Republic ofKorea, Vanuatu and Botswana.
70.
Nicaragua highlighted some points that are of national importance on cross-cutting
matters. These issues are outlined in its statement.23 The President noted that, as requested,
the statement would be reflected in the report on the session.
71.
Turkey underlined its expectation that the issue of its special circumstances would
be resolved during the term of the French Presidency.
72.
Egypt, speaking on behalf of the African Group, and Sudan, speaking as head of theAfrican negotiators, recalled the vulnerability of the African continent as confirmed byUnited Nations resolutions and specialized bodies and requested that the Presidency
undertake consultations on the issue of the vulnerability of Africa during the first sessionsof the subsidiary bodies in 2016.
73.
In response to statements by Parties, the President stated that he would convene
informal consultations to assist Parties with the implementation of decision 1/CP.21,
including issues relating to the special circumstances of Turkey and issues relating to thevulnerability of Africa, to be held in conjunction with the forty-fourth sessions of thesubsidiary bodies, and that he would report on the outcome of these consultations at
COP 22.
74.
New Zealand made a statement presenting a ministerial declaration24 on behalf ofAustralia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, theNetherlands, Panama, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Ukraine and theUnited States highlighting the important role of international market mechanisms inenhancing mitigation ambition and delivering mitigation contributions under decision
1/CP.21.
75.
At the same meeting, a representative of an observer State, the State of Palestine,
made a statement.
76.
At the same meeting, statements were made by representatives of eight NGO
constituencies (business and industry, environmental, research and independent, tradeunions, women and gender, youth, local government and municipal authorities, andindigenous peoples).

V.

Consideration of proposals by Parties under Article 17 of theConvention(Agenda item 5)
77.
At the 4th meeting, the President referred to the documents prepared for this agenda
25
item, containing the six proposals for protocols to the Convention that had been submitted
23

Available at <http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-12-17-26-conference-of-theparties-cop-11th-meeting>.
24
Available at<http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/Lists/OSPSubmissionUpload/580_218_130982956672551743New%20Zealand%20statement.pdf>.
25
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for consideration by the COP, and recalled the agreement at COP 20 to include this agenda
item on the provisional agenda for COP 21.26 On a proposal by the President, the COP
decided to keep this agenda item open and return to it at the closing plenary meeting.
78.
At its 11th meeting, on a proposal made by the President in the light of the adoptionof decision 1/CP.21, the COP agreed to conclude consideration of this agenda item.

VI.

Consideration of proposals by Parties for amendments to theConvention under Article 15(Agenda item 6)
79.
At the 4th meeting, the President referred to the documents listed for this agenda
item in document FCCC/CP/2015/1.27 He recalled the agreement at COP 20 to include thisagenda item on the provisional agenda for COP 21.28

A.

Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend Article 4, paragraph2(f), of the Convention(Agenda sub-item 6(a))
80.
At its 4th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP established informal
consultations on this matter facilitated by Mr. Sticker.
81.
At the 10th meeting, the President informed the COP that Parties did not conclude
their consideration of this matter. In accordance with rules 10(c) and 16 of the draft rules ofprocedure being applied, this matter will be included in the provisional agenda for COP 22.

B.

Proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7 and
18 of the Convention(Agenda sub-item 6(b))
82.
At its 4th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP established informal
consultations on this matter facilitated by Mr. Sticker.
83.
At the 10th meeting, the President informed the COP that Parties did not conclude
their consideration of this matter. In accordance with rules 10(c) and 16 of the draft rules ofprocedure being applied, this matter will be included in the provisional agenda for COP 22.

VII.

Report of the Adaptation Committee(Agenda item 7)
84.
The COP had before it the report of the Adaptation Committee. 29 At its 2nd meeting,
the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBSTA and the SBI for theirconsideration.
85.
At its 10th meeting, on a recommendation by the SBSTA and the SBI, the COP
adopted decision 3/CP.21, entitled “Report of the Adaptation Committee”.

FCCC/CP/2010/3.
FCCC/CP/2014/10, paragraph 64.
27
FCCC/CP/2011/5 and FCCC/CP/2011/4/Rev.1.
28
FCCC/CP/2014/10, paragraphs 67 and 70.
29
FCCC/SB/2015/2.
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86.
The President noted that a nomination to the Adaptation Committee was outstanding
and urged the African States to continue consultations and submit the pending nomination
to the Executive Secretary as soon as possible and by 29 January 2016 at the latest. Once
this nomination is received, the member will be deemed to have been elected at COP 21 inaccordance with established practice.
87.
The COP, acting on a proposal by the President, elected the following members of
the Adaptation Committee.30
Adaptation Committee

VIII.

African States

Ms. Madeleine Diouf (Senegal)

Asia-Pacific States

Ms. Minpeng Chen (China)

Western European and other States

Ms. Renske Peters (Netherlands)

Eastern European States

Ms. Dinara Gershinkova (Russian Federation)
Mr. Andro Drecun (Montenegro)

Parties included in Annex I to theConvention
Parties not included in Annex I to theConvention

Ms. Christina Chan (United States)
Mr. Damdin Davgadorj (Mongolia)

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
associated with Climate Change Impacts(Agenda item 8)
88.
The COP had before it the report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw
International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. 31
At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBSTA and the SBI for
their consideration.
89.
At its 10th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
2/CP.21, entitled “Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with
Climate Change Impacts”.

IX.

Development and transfer of technologies andimplementation of the Technology Mechanism(Agenda item 9)A.

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the
Climate Technology Centre and Network(Agenda sub-item 9(a))
90.
The COP had before it the joint annual report of the Technology Executive
Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2015.32 At its 2nd meeting,30

The latest list of members is available at <http://unfccc.int/6558>.
FCCC/SB/2015/3.
32
FCCC/SB/2015/1.
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the COP decided to refer this agenda sub-item to the SBSTA and the SBI for theirconsideration.
91.
At its 10th meeting, on a recommendation by the SBSTA and the SBI, the COP
adopted decision 12/CP.21, entitled “Enhancing climate technology development andtransfer through the Technology Mechanism”.
92.
The President noted that nominations to the Technology Executive Committee were
outstanding and urged the constituencies to continue consultations and submit the pending
nominations to the Executive Secretary as soon as possible and by 29 January 2016 at thelatest. Once the nominations are received, the members will be deemed to have been
elected at COP 21 in accordance with established practice.
93.
The COP, acting on a proposal by the President, elected the following members of
the Technology Executive Committee.
Technology Executive Committee
Parties not included in Annex I to the Mr. Changmo Sung (Republic of Korea)
Convention
Ms. Adelle Thomas (Bahamas)
Ms. Claudia Alejandra Octaviano Villasana(Mexico)Parties included in Annex I to theConvention

Ms. Elfriede-Anna More (Austria)
Mr. Stig Svenningsen (Norway)
Mr. Michael Rantil (Sweden)

94.
The President noted that a nomination to the Advisory Board of the Climate
Technology Centre and Network was outstanding and urged the non-Annex I Party
constituency to submit the pending nomination to the Executive Secretary as soon as
possible and by 29 January 2016 at the latest. Once this nomination is received, themembers will be deemed to have been elected at COP 21 in accordance with establishedpractice.
95.
The COP, acting on a proposal by the President, elected the following
representatives of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network.
Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network

B.

Parties included in Annex I to theConvention

Mr. Kazuhiko Hombu (Japan)
Ms. Mette Moglestue (Norway)
Ms. Sara Aagesen Munoz (Spain)
Mr. Michael Rantil (Sweden)

Parties not included in Annex I
to the Convention

Mr. Chen Ji (China)
Mr. Spencer Thomas (Grenada)
Mr. Collin Guiste (Dominica)

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial
Mechanism of the Convention(Agenda sub-item 9(b))
96.
At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the document containing therecommendations of the Technology Executive Committee on the linkages between the21

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Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism of the Convention 33 and the report of
the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to the COP.34
97.
The President recalled that the COP, by decision 1/CP.18, agreed to further
elaborate the linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanismof the Convention, taking into consideration the recommendations of the GCF Board and of
the Technology Executive Committee. He also recalled the agreement at COP 20 to include
this agenda item on the provisional agenda for COP 21.35
98.
On a proposal by the President, the COP established informal consultations on thismatter co-facilitated by Mr. Fuller and Ms. More.
99.
At the 11th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
13/CP.21, entitled “Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial
Mechanism of the Convention”.

X.

The 2013–2015 review(Agenda item 10)
100. The COP had before it the report on the structured expert dialogue on the 2013–2015 review.36 At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBSTA
and the SBI for their consideration.
101. At the 5th meeting, the President informed the COP that Parties had not been able toreach consensus on this matter in the SBSTA and the SBI. He also informed the COP that
he had requested the Comité de Paris, under his authority, to undertake consultations on thismatter.
102. At the 11th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
10/CP.21, entitled “The 2013–2015 review”.

XI.

Second review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a)and (b), of the Convention(Agenda item 11 held in abeyance)

XII.

Matters relating to finance(Agenda item 12)103. At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the documents listed for this agenda item indocument FCCC/CP/2015/1.

A.

Long-term climate finance(Agenda sub-item 12(a))
104. At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the summary report on the in-session
workshop on long-term climate finance in 2015.37

33

FCCC/CP/2014/6.
FCCC/CP/2015/3 and Add.1.
35
FCCC/CP/2014/10, paragraph 90.
36
FCCC/SB/2015/INF.1.
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FCCC/CP/2015/2.
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105. The President invited the COP to consider the above-mentioned summary report andcontinue its deliberations on long-term climate finance.
106. On a proposal by the President, the COP established a contact group on this matterco-chaired by Mr. Andres Mogro (Ecuador) and Mr. Mark Storey (Sweden).38
107. At its 10th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
5/CP.21, entitled “Long-term climate finance”.

B.

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance(Agenda sub-item 12(b))
108. At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the report of the Standing Committee on
Finance to the COP.39
109. The President invited the COP to consider the above-mentioned report and continue
its deliberations on the work of the Standing Committee on Finance.
110. On the invitation of the President, Mr. Houssen Alfa Nafo (Mali), Co-Chair of theStanding Committee on Finance, provided a summary of the work conducted by theCommittee in 2015, including the key findings and recommendations on the methodologies
for reporting climate finance by developed countries, forest finance and guidance to theoperating entities. The President thanked the Co-Chairs and all members of the Committee
for their dedication and work.
111. On a proposal by the President, this agenda sub-item was considered by the contact
group referred to in paragraph 106 above.
112. At its 10th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
6/CP.21, entitled “Report of the Standing Committee on Finance”.

C.

Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties andguidance to the Green Climate Fund
(Agenda sub-item 12(c))
113. At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the report of the GCF to the COP40 and thereport of the Standing Committee on Finance to the COP mentioned in paragraph 108
above containing its recommendations on the draft guidance to the GCF.
114. On the invitation of the President, Mr. Henrik Harboe (Norway), a Co-Chair of the
GCF Board, reported on the progress of the work of the GCF in 2015. The President
thanked the members of the Board for their dedication and work, and invited the COP toconsider the reports of the GCF and of the Standing Committee on Finance and provide
guidance to the GCF.
115. On a proposal by the President, the COP established a contact group on this matterco-chaired by Mr. Stefan Schwager (Switzerland) and Mr. Nauman Bashir Bhatti(Pakistan).41
116. At its 11th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
7/CP.21, entitled “Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties andguidance to the Green Climate Fund”.
38

The contact group considered agenda sub-items 12(a) and 12(b).
FCCC/CP/2015/8.
40
FCCC/CP/2015/3 and Add.1.
41
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D.

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of theParties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility(Agenda sub-item 12(d))
117. At its 4th meeting, the COP had before it the report of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF) to the COP42 and the report of the Standing Committee on Finance to the
COP mentioned in paragraph 108 above containing its recommendations on the draft
guidance to the GEF.
118. On the invitation of the President, Ms. Chizuru Aoki, GEF Lead Environmental
Specialist, reported on the activities of the GEF in 2015 related to the Convention and on
the conformity of those activities with the guidance received from the COP. The President
thanked Ms. Aoki and invited the COP to consider the reports of the GEF and the Standing
Committee on Finance, and provide guidance to the GEF.
119. On a proposal by the President, this agenda sub-item was considered by the contact
group referred to in paragraph 115 above.
120. At its 10th meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
8/CP.21, entitled “Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of theParties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility”.
121. At the same meeting, after the adoption of the decisions relating to agenda item 12,
representatives of Antigua and Barbuda and the Plurinational State of Bolivia madeinterpretative statements on behalf of AOSIS and the G77 and China, respectively. In
adopting decisions 5/CP.21, 6/CP.21, 7/CP.21 and 8/CP.21, it was the view of AOSIS andthe G77 and China that important issues in these decisions were streamlined and they will
therefore propose that these issues be reconsidered at a future session. A representative of
the European Union and its 28 member States stated that they had agreed to proposals by
Parties to streamline these important issues and looked forward to engaging on this agenda
item at COP 22. The President noted that the interventions would be reflected in the reporton the session, as requested.

XIII.

Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to
the Convention(Agenda item 13)
122. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBI for its
consideration.
123.

At its 10th meeting, the COP took note of the SBI conclusions on this item.43, 44

124. At the same meeting, the COP also took note of the nomination of the members of
the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not includedin Annex I to the Convention (CGE).45

42

FCCC/CP/2015/4 and Add.1.
FCCC/SBI/2015/L.20.
44
FCCC/SBI/2015/L.23.
45
The latest list of members is available at<http://unfccc.int/files/bodies/application/pdf/nominations_received.pdf>.
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XIV.

Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to theConvention(Agenda item 14)
125. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBI for its
consideration.
126. At its 10th meeting, the COP took note of the SBI conclusions relating to the work of
the CGE.46, 47

XV.

Capacity-building under the Convention(Agenda item 15)
127. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBI for its
consideration. At the 5th meeting, the President informed the COP that Parties had not beenable to reach consensus on this matter in the SBI and that he would determine the best way
to take the issue forward. At the first meeting of the Comité de Paris, the President
informed the Comité that the issue would be addressed in the consultations held under it.
128.

At its 10th meeting, the COP took note of the report of the SBI on this sub-item.

129. At the same meeting, on a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision
14/CP.21, entitled “Capacity-building under the Convention”.

XVI.

Implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of theConvention(Agenda item 16)

A.

Implementation of the Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation
and response measures (decision 1/CP.10)(Agenda sub-item 16(a))
130. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda sub-item to the SBSTA andthe SBI for their consideration. At the 5th meeting, the President informed the COP that
Parties had not been able to reach consensus on this matter in the SBSTA and the SBI andthat he would determine the best way to take the issue forward. At the 1st meeting of the
Comité de Paris, the President informed the Comité that the issue would be addressed in the
consultations held under it.
131. At its 10th meeting, the COP took note of the report of the SBSTA and the SBI on
this sub-item.
132. At its 11th meeting, on 12 December, on a proposal by the President, the COP
adopted decision 11/CP.21, entitled “Forum and work programme on the impact of theimplementation of response measures”.

B.

Matters relating to the least developed countries(Agenda sub-item 16(b))
133. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda sub-item to the SBI for its
consideration.

46
47

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134. On a proposal by the President, the COP adopted decision 19/CP.21, entitled“Extension of the mandate of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group.”48
135. At the same meeting, the COP also took note of the nominations of the members of
the Least Developed Countries Expert Group.49

XVII.

Gender and climate change(Agenda item 17)136. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer this agenda item to the SBI for its
consideration.
137.

XVIII.

At its 10th meeting, the COP took note of the SBI conclusions50 on this item.

Other matters referred to the Conference of the Parties by
the subsidiary bodies(Agenda item 18)
138.

XIX.

No matters were raised under this agenda item.

Administrative, financial and institutional matters(Agenda item 19)

A.

Audit report and financial statements for 2014
(Agenda sub-item 19(a))

B.

Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015(Agenda sub-item 19(b))
139. At its 2nd meeting, the COP decided to refer agenda sub-items 19(a) and (b) to the
SBI for its consideration.
140. At its 10th meeting, on a recommendation by the SBI, the COP adopted decision
21/CP.21, entitled “Administrative, financial and institutional matters”.

C.

Programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017(Agenda sub-item 19(c))
141. At its 10th meeting, on a recommendation by the SBI, the COP adopted decision
22/CP.21, entitled “Programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017”.

D.

Decision-making in the UNFCCC process(Agenda sub-item 19(d))
142. At the 4th meeting, the President recalled that, as requested at COP 20, he had
undertaken, in collaboration with Peru as host of COP 20, forward-looking, open-ended
48

FCCC/SBI/2015/10/Add.1.
The latest list of members is available at<http://unfccc.int/files/bodies/application/pdf/nominations_received.pdf>.
50
FCCC/SBI/2015/L.31.
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informal consultations on decision-making in the UNFCCC process in conjunction with theforty-second sessions of the subsidiary bodies.
143.

The President invited Mr. Javier Garcia (Peru) to provide an oral report to the COP.

144. The President proposed that Mr. François Delattre (France) and Mr. Garcia conduct
informal consultations on this agenda sub-item on his behalf.
145. At the 10th meeting, the President thanked Mr. Delattre and Mr. Garcia for theirassistance.
146. The COP requested the President to undertake forward-looking, open-ended
informal consultations on decision-making in the UNFCCC process in conjunction with theforty-fourth sessions of the subsidiary bodies, and to report back at COP 22.

XX.

High-level segment(Agenda item 20)
147. On 30 November, a Leaders Event for Heads of State and Government wasconvened at the invitation of the President of France and the President of COP 21 and
CMP 11. Statements at the opening of the Leaders Event were made by the President ofFrance, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of COP 21 and
CMP 11.51
148. At the opening of the Leaders Event, a minute’s silence was observed in honour of
all recent victims of terrorism.
149. During the Leaders Event, statements were presented by 142 Parties at the level ofHeads of State and Government, Vice-Presidents and Deputy Prime Ministers.
150. At the joint 6th meeting of the COP and the 5th meeting of the CMP, on 7 December,the joint high-level segment was opened by the President of COP 21 and CMP 11.
151. Statements at the opening of the joint high-level segment were made by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the United Nations General
Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, Mr. Hoesung Lee, and the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC.
152. Statements at the opening of the joint high-level segment were also made by thePrime Minister of Swaziland, Mr. Barnabas S. Dlamini, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu,
Mr. Enele Sosene Sopoaga, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate
Change of Tonga, Mr. Siaosi Sovaleni. Representatives of seven Parties made statementson behalf of negotiating and other groups.52

51

Statements made during the Leaders Events are available at<http://unfccc.int/meetings/paris_nov_2015/items/9331.php>.
52
Statements made during the joint high-level segment are available at<http://unfccc.int/meetings/paris_nov_2015/items/9345.php>. These statements are considered to bepart of the official record of the session.

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A.

Statements by Parties(Agenda sub-item 20(a))
153. During the high-level segment, statements were made by 112 Parties, of which 2 by
Heads of State and Government, 2 by Vice-Presidents and Deputy Prime Ministers and 108
by ministers and representatives of Parties.53, 54, 55

B.

Statements by observer organizations(Agenda sub-item 20(b))
154. At the joint 9th meeting of the COP and the 7th meeting of the CMP, on 8 December,statements were made by representatives of IGOs and NGOs.56

XXI.

Other matters(Agenda item 21)
155. At its 11th meeting, the COP noted that no other matters had been raised under thisagenda item.

XXII.

Conclusion of the session(Agenda item 22)
156. At the 11th meeting, a representative of the secretariat provided a preliminary
estimate of the administrative and budgetary implications of some of the decisions adopted
during the session.
157. Additional funds, over and above the core budget for 2016–2017, will be needed if
the secretariat is to carry out the following requested activities:(a)
Under agenda sub-item 3(a), “Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientificand Technological Advice”, additional funding in the amount of EUR 150,000 is required
to prepare a guidance document for assessing the impact of the implementation of response
measures and technical materials for assisting developing country Parties in their economic
diversification initiatives, both for consideration at the forty-fourth sessions of thesubsidiary bodies;(b)
Under agenda item 7, “Report of the Adaptation Committee”, additional
funding in the amount of EUR 1.95 million will be required in the biennium 2016–2017 tocover the cost of supporting the implementation of the workplan of the Adaptation
Committee.
158. For agenda sub-item 4(b), “Adoption of a protocol, another legal instrument, or anagreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties”, arepresentative of the secretariat reported that it had not been possible to undertake anassessment of the implications of the Paris Agreement (decision 1/CP.21) owing to the late

53

As footnote 52 above.
Of the 112 statements, 7 were delivered on behalf of negotiating and other groups.
55
An intervention was made by China from the floor. Details of the intervention are available at<http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/events/2015-12-08-10-00-conference-of-the-partiescop-8th-meeting-conference-of-the-parties-serving-as-the-meeting-of-the-parties-tothe-kyoto-protocol-cmp-6th-meeting/china>.
56
As footnote 52 above.
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completion of the negotiations. Such an assessment was subsequently made available on
the UNFCCC website.57

A.

Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties on its twentyfirst session(Agenda sub-item 22(a))
159. At its 11th meeting, the COP considered the draft report on its twenty-first session58
and, on a proposal by the President, authorized the Rapporteur to complete the report on thesession under the guidance of the President and with the assistance of the secretariat.

B.

Closure of the session(Agenda sub-item 22(b))
160. At its 11th meeting, on a proposal by Morocco, the COP adopted resolution 1/CP.21,
entitled “Expression of gratitude to the Government of the French Republic and the peopleof the city of Paris”. The President then declared COP 21 closed.

57<http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/paris_nov_2015/insession/application/pdf/budgetary_implication_1cp21.pdf>.
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Annex I
Information provided in accordance with paragraph 104 of decision
1/CP.21 related to entry into force of the Paris Agreement (Article 21)
Solely for the purposes of Article 21 of the Paris Agreement, information on themost up-to-date total and per cent of greenhouse gas emissions communicated by Parties to
the Convention in their national communications, greenhouse gas inventory reports,biennial reports or biennial update reports, as at 12 December 2015, is provided in the tablebelow.
Party

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
AndorraAngolaAntigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austriaa
Azerbaijan
BahamasBahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
BelarusBelgiuma
BelizeBenin
BhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
BrazilBrunei Darussalam
Bulgariaa
Burkina Faso
BurundiCabo VerdeCambodia
Cameroon
CanadaCentral African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands

30

Emissions (Gg CO2 equivalent)

Percentage

Year

19 328
6 717
111 023522
61 611
598
332 4997 464
541 924
79 59948 209688
22 37399 4424 056
89 283
119 424
1 133
6 251
1 556
43 66531 0956 140
923 544n/a
55 893
21 59326 474448
12 763165 725726 051
5 225
23 42791 576
7 465 862
153 885
551
2 065
70

0.05
0.02
0.30
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.89
0.02
1.46
0.21
0.13
0.00
0.06
0.27
0.01
0.24
0.32
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.12
0.08
0.02
2.48
n/a
0.15
0.06
0.07
0.00
0.03
0.45
1.95
0.01
0.06
0.25
20.09
0.41
0.00
0.01
0.00

2005
2000
2000
2011
2005
2000
2010
2010
2013
2013
2010
2000
2000
2005
1997
2012
2013
2000
2000
2000
2004
2011
2000
2010
n/a
2013
2007
2005
2000
1994
1994
2013
2010
2000
2010
2005
2004
2000
2000
2006

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Party

Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatiaa
Cuba
Cyprusa
Czech Republica
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmarka
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
EcuadorEgypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estoniaa
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finlanda
Francea
Gabon
GambiaGeorgia
Germanya
Ghana
Greecea
GrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-Bissau
GuyanaHaiti
Honduras
Hungarya
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Irelanda
IsraelItalyaJamaicaJapan
JordanKazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
KuwaitEmissions (Gg CO2 equivalent)

Percentage

Year

12 384271 198
24 49336 3408 319
127 144
87 33022 43456 001
1 072
182
26 433247 990
193 238
11 069n/a
3 934
21 74147 7452 710
62 989496 761
6 160
19 383
12 219950 673
33 660105 1111 607
14 742
5 058
6 078
3 072
6 683
10 29857 4284 731
1 523 767
554 334483 669
72 65858 75575 416437 268
14 314
1 407 800
27 752313 442
21 466170
32 373

0.03
0.73
0.07
0.10
0.02
0.34
0.23
0.06
0.15
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.67
0.52
0.03
n/a
0.01
0.06
0.13
0.01
0.17
1.34
0.02
0.05
0.03
2.56
0.09
0.28
0.00
0.04
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.15
0.01
4.10
1.49
1.30
0.20
0.16
0.20
1.18
0.04
3.79
0.07
0.84
0.06
0.00
0.09

2010
2000
2013
2002
2013
2013
2002
2010
2013
2000
2005
2000
2006
2000
2005
n/a
2000
2013
1995
2004
2013
2013
2000
2000
2006
2013
2012
2013
1994
1990
1994
2006
2004
2000
2000
2013
2013
2000
2000
2000
1997
2013
2010
2013
2005
2013
2006
2013
1994
2008
1994

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Party

Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latviaa
LebanonLesothoLiberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuaniaa
Luxembourga
Madagascar
MalawiMalaysia
Maldives
Mali
MaltaaMarshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
MexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)
MonacoMongolia
Montenegro
MoroccoMozambique
MyanmarNamibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlandsa
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
NorwayOman
Pakistan
Palau
PanamaPapua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
PolandaPortugala
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romaniaa

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Emissions (Gg CO2 equivalent)

Percentage

Year

12 0178 898
10 91424 653
3 513
8 022
n/a
225
19 94611 14229 34424 959193 397
153
11 742
2 788
170
6 863
4 758
632 880
174
93
17 711
3 865
59 7008 224
38 3755 180
1924 541
195 807
80 96211 98113 627212 4444 422
53 71620 879160 589
93
9 708
5 012
23 43080 591
126 879394 892
65 07161 593
688 300
13 276
110 928

0.03
0.02
0.03
0.07
0.01
0.02
n/a
0.00
0.05
0.03
0.08
0.07
0.52
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.01
1.70
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.01
0.16
0.02
0.10
0.01
0.00
0.07
0.53
0.22
0.03
0.04
0.57
0.01
0.14
0.06
0.43
0.00
0.03
0.01
0.06
0.22
0.34
1.06
0.18
0.17
1.85
0.04
0.30

2005
2000
2013
2011
2000
2000
n/a
2012
2013
2013
2000
2000
2000
1994
2006
2013
2010
2012
2006
2013
2000
2012
2006
2011
2000
1994
2005
2010
2000
2000
2013
2013
2000
2000
2000
1994
2013
1994
1994
2000
2000
1994
2000
2010
2000
2013
2013
2007
2012
2010
2013

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Party

Russian Federation
RwandaSaint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
SenegalSerbiaSeychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakiaa
Sloveniaa
Solomon Islands
SomaliaSouth Africa
South Sudan
SpainaSri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Swedena
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
ThailandThe former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
TurkeyTurkmenistan
TuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Irelanda
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Emissions (Gg CO2 equivalent)

Percentage

Year

2 799 434
6 180
164
551
410
352
267
99
296 060
16 88266 342330
365 10746 83243 67918 166
294n/a
544 314n/a
322 00318 79767 8403 330
18 65855 77452 56179 0708 184
236 947
12 265

7.53
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.80
0.05
0.18
0.00
0.98
0.13
0.12
0.05
0.00
n/a
1.46
n/a
0.87
0.05
0.18
0.01
0.05
0.15
0.14
0.21
0.02
0.64
0.03

2013
2005
1994
2000
1997
2007
2010
2005
2000
2000
1998
2000
2000
2010
2013
2013
1994
n/a
2010
n/a
2013
2000
2000
2003
2000
2013
2013
2005
2010
2000
2012

1 277
6 248
245
16 00639 342459 10275 4096
27 560385 933
195 308575 696

0.00
0.02
0.00
0.04
0.11
1.24
0.20
0.00
0.07
1.04
0.53
1.55

2010
2005
2000
1990
2010
2013
2004
1994
2000
2013
2005
2013

40 506
6 649 700
18 237
199 837299
192 192

0.11
17.89
0.05
0.54
0.00
0.52

1990
2013
2010
2005
1994
1999

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Party

Viet Nam
Yemen
ZambiaZimbabwe
Total

Emissions (Gg CO2 equivalent)

Percentage

Year

266 049
25 74214 40568 54137 168 339

0.72
0.07
0.04
0.18
100

2010
2000
2000
2000

Note: Data based on the most up-to-date amounts communicated by the Parties to the Convention
in their national communications, greenhouse gas inventory reports, biennial reports or biennial
update reports. Since the amounts communicated by the Parties to the Convention in many cases did
not include data on emissions by source and removals by sinks from land use, land-use change andforestry, or, when included, these emissions by source and removals by sinks were estimated using
different methodologies, these data were not included. Also, since the communicated amounts are fordifferent years, the total amount provided in this table should be used solely for the limited purposesof Article 21 of the Paris Agreement as it does not represent an accurate estimate of global
greenhouse gas emissions.
aCountries that are member States of the European Union. The emissions of the European
Union were 4,488,404 gigagrams in 2013, which represents the sum of the emissions of its member
States in this table, and corresponds to 12.08 per cent of the total emissions in this table. The
emissions of the European Union are not counted as additional to those of the member States.

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Annex II
Parties to the Convention, observer States and United Nationsorganizations attending the twenty-first session of theConference of the Parties[English only]A.

Parties to the Convention
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
AndorraAngolaAntigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
BahamasBahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
BelarusBelgium
BelizeBenin
BhutanBolivia (Plurinational State
of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
BrazilBrunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
BurundiCabo VerdeCambodia

Cameroon
CanadaCentral African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
CyprusCzech Republic
Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of theCongo
DenmarkDjibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
EcuadorEgypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union

Fiji
FinlandFranceGabon
GambiaGeorgia
Germany
Ghana
GreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-Bissau
GuyanaHaiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
IrelandIsraelItaly
JamaicaJapan
JordanKazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati

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KuwaitNorwayKyrgyzstan
Oman
Lao People’s Democratic
Pakistan
Republic
Palau
LatviaPanamaLebanon
Papua New Guinea
LesothoParaguay
Liberia
Peru
Libya
Philippines
Liechtenstein
PolandLithuania
Portugal
Luxembourg
Qatar
Madagascar
Republic of Korea
MalawiRepublic of Moldova
Malaysia
Romania
Maldives
Russian Federation
Mali
RwandaMalta
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Marshall Islands
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Saint Vincent and theMauritius
Grenadines
MexicoSamoa
Micronesia (Federated States San Marino
of)
Sao Tome and Principe
MonacoSaudi Arabia
Mongolia
SenegalMontenegro
SerbiaMoroccoSeychelles
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
MyanmarSingapore
Namibia
Slovakia
Nauru
Slovenia
Nepal
Solomon Islands
Netherlands
Somalia
New ZealandSouth Africa
Nicaragua
South Sudan
Niger
Spain
Nigeria
Sri Lanka
Niue

B.

Observer States
Holy See
State of Palestine

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Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
SwedenSwitzerland
Tajikistan
ThailandThe former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
TurkeyTurkmenistan
TuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)Viet Nam
Yemen
ZambiaZimbabwe

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C.

United Nations bodies and programmes
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Sustainable Energy for All
United Nations Capital Development Fund
United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Department of Public Information
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Global Compact
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Project Services
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries,
Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Secretariat
United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
United Nations University
Universal Postal Union
World Food ProgrammeD.

Convention secretariats
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Forum on Forests

E.

Specialized agencies and institutions of the United Nations system
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Global Environment Facility
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeInternational Civil Aviation Organization
International Criminal Court
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Labour Organization
International Maritime Organization
International Monetary FundInternational Telecommunication Union
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
World BankWorld Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Meteorological Organization
World Tourism Organization

F.

Related organizations of the United Nations system
Green Climate FundInternational Atomic Energy Agency
International Trade Centre
Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
World Trade Organization

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Annex III
Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies, 2016–2020
First sessional period in 2016: 16–26 May

Second sessional period in 2016: 7–18 NovemberFirst sessional period in 2017: 8–18 May

Second sessional period in 2017: 6–17 NovemberFirst sessional period in 2018: 30 April to 10 May

Second sessional period in 2018: 5–16 NovemberFirst sessional period in 2019: 17–27 JuneSecond sessional period in 2019: 11–22 NovemberFirst sessional period in 2020: 1–11 JuneSecond sessional period in 2020: 9–20 November

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Annex IV
Documents before the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-firstsession[English only]

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FCCC/CP/2015/1 and Add.1

Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the
Executive Secretary

FCCC/CP/2015/2

Summary report on the in-session workshop on
long-term climate finance in 2015. Note by thesecretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/3 and Add.1 andAdd.1/Corr.1

Report of the Green Climate Fund to theConference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/4 and Add.1

Report of the Global Environment Facility to theConference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/5

Admission of observers: organizations applying
for admission as observers. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/6

Report on gender composition. Note by thesecretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/7

Synthesis report on the aggregate effect of theintended nationally determined contributions. Noteby the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/8

Report of the Standing Committee on Finance to
the Conference of the Parties

FCCC/CP/2015/9

Report on credentials. Report of the Bureau

FCCC/CP/2015/INF.1

Compilation and synthesis of the biennial
submissions from developed country Parties on
their strategies and approaches for scaling up
climate finance from 2014 to 2020. Note by thesecretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/INF.2

Third annual report to the Conference of theParties on the operation of the registry ofnationally appropriate mitigation actions. Note by
the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2015/MISC.1

Views and recommendations from Parties on theelements to be taken into account in developing
guidance to the Green Climate Fund. Submissions
from Parties

FCCC/CP/2015/L.1

Draft report of the Conference of the Parties on its
twenty-first session

FCCC/CP/2015/L.9/Rev.1

Adoption of the Paris Agreement. Proposal by the
President

FCCC/SBSTA/2015/L.15

Draft report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientificand Technological Advice on its forty-third
session

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FCCC/SBI/2015/L.19

Draft report of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation on its forty-third session

FCCC/SBI/2015/L.20

Outcome of the first round of the international
assessment and review process (2014–2015). Draft
conclusions proposed by the Chair

FCCC/SBI/2015/L.21

Work of the Consultative Group of Experts on
National Communications from Parties notincluded in Annex I to the Convention. Draft
conclusions proposed by the Chair

FCCC/SBI/2015/L.23

Revision of the “Guidelines for the preparation ofnational communications by Parties included in
Annex I to the Convention, Part II: UNFCCC
reporting guidelines on national communications”.
Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair

FCCC/SBI/2015/L.24

Provision of financial and technical support. Draft
conclusions proposed by the Chair

FCCC/SBI/2015/L.31

Gender and climate change. Draft conclusion
proposed by the Chair

FCCC/ADP/2015/L.5

Draft report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on thetwelfth part of its second session, held in Paris
from 29 November to 5 December 2015

FCCC/ADP/2015/L.6/Rev.1 and Add.1 Draft Paris Outcome. Revised draft conclusions
proposed by the Co-Chairs
Other documents before the session
FCCC/CP/1996/2

Organizational matters: adoption of the rules ofprocedure. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2009/3

Draft protocol to the Convention prepared by theGovernment of Japan for adoption at the fifteenthsession of the Conference of the Parties. Note by
the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2009/4

Draft protocol to the Convention presented by theGovernment of Tuvalu under Article 17 of theConvention. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2009/5

Draft protocol to the Convention prepared by theGovernment of Australia for adoption at the
fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties.
Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2009/6

Draft protocol to the Convention prepared by theGovernment of Costa Rica to be adopted at the
fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties.
Note by the secretariat

FCCC/CP/2009/7

Draft implementing agreement under theConvention prepared by the Government of theUnited States of America for adoption at the41

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fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties.
Note by the secretariat
FCCC/CP/2010/3

Proposed protocol to the Convention submitted by
Grenada for adoption at the sixteenth session of
the Conference of the Parties. Note by thesecretariat

FCCC/CP/2011/4/Rev.1

Revised proposal from Papua New Guinea and
Mexico to amend Articles 7 and 18 of theConvention. Note by the secretariat

FCCC/SB/2015/1

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive
Committee and the Climate Technology Centre
and Network for 2015

FCCC/SBSTA/2015/2 and Add.1 and 2 Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific andTechnological Advice on its forty-second session,
held in Bonn from 1 to 11 June 2015

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FCCC/SBI/2015/10 and Add 1

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
on its forty-second session, held in Bonn from 1 to
11 June 2015

FCCC/ADP/2014/4

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on theseventh part of its second session, held in Lima
from 2 to 13 December 2014

FCCC/ADP/2015/2

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on theeighth part of its second session, held in Geneva
from 8 to 13 February 2015

FCCC/ADP/2015/3

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on the ninth
part of its second session, held in Bonn from 1 to
11 June 2015

FCCC/ADP/2015/4

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on the tenthpart of its second session, held in Bonn from 31
August to 4 September 2015

FCCC/ADP/2015/5

Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action on theeleventh part of its second session, held in Bonnfrom 19 to 23 October 2015

FCCC/TP/2015/4 and Add.1
and 2

Updated compilation of information on mitigation
benefits of actions, initiatives and options toenhance mitigation ambition. Technical paper

FCCC/CP/2014/6

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism andthe Financial Mechanism of the Convention:
recommendations of the Technology Executive
Committee