The Paris Agreement was adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 11) was held concurrently with COP 21 in Paris, the Paris Agreement is an outcome of the UNFCCC process, not the Kyoto Protocol process.
Which is not a fact of Paris Agreement on climate change in December, 2015?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change (International Conventions and Agreements on Climate Change (e.g., UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement))
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Answer: D. It is the 11th session of the parties to 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
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