The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held from 1 to 12 December. COP 20/CMP 10 will be hosted by the Government of Peru, in Lima, Peru.
This annual round of ministerial-level UN talks to be held in Lima should ideally pave the way to a historic pact in Paris in December 2015 that will for the first time apply to 195 nations, rich and poor alike.
Negotiators face a tough task ironing out long-standing differences over how to share responsibility for curbing Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
These cuts seek to limit global warming to 2C over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, and save the planet from potentially catastrophic climate damage.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that on current trends, the planet could be up to 4.8C warmer by 2100 and sea levels up to 82 centimetres (32 inches) higher.