Background 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference
from left right: un secretary-general ban ki-moon, president of south africa jacob zuma, president of conference maite nkoana-mashabane , unfcc deputy executive secretary richard kinley the conference officially referred 17th session of conference of parties (cop 17) united nations framework convention on climate change (unfccc) , 7th session of conference of parties serving meeting of parties (cmp 7) kyoto protocol. in addition, 2 permanent subsidiary bodies of unfccc – subsidiary body scientific , technological advice (sbsta) , subsidiary body implementation (sbi) – hold 35th sessions. 2010 united nations climate change conference extended mandates of 2 temporary subsidiary bodies – ad hoc working group on further commitments annex parties under kyoto protocol (awg-kp) , ad hoc working group on long-term cooperative action under convention (awg-lca) – expected meet well. a primary focus of conference secure global climate agreement kyoto protocol s first commitment period (2008–2012)...