Government of Canada at the Eighth Conference
of Parties on Climate Change
The Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in New Delhi, India, from October 23 to November 1, 2002.
The UNFCCC was a first step in the international effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and was agreed to at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. The Conference of Parties (COP) meets annually to review the implementation of the Convention and prepare for the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol.
COP 8 negotiations focused on a variety of technical issues related to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, and is expected to draw some 5,000 participants from the Convention’s 187 Parties. Canada was an active participant.
For more information, including conference documentation and updates on negotiations, visit the COP 8 Web site.
Media Advisories
- Environment Minister David Anderson Attends International Climate Change Negotiations
- Environment Minister David Anderson Speaks to Journalists Via Teleconference
Statements
Canadian Interventions
- Transcript of Two Interventions by the Canadian Delegation
- Round Table 3: Wrap Up - Transcript of a statement by the Honorable David Anderson, Minister of the Environment of Canada
- Intervention on Cleaner Energy Exports
Related Links
- Government of Canada Releases Draft Plan on Climate Change: Achieving our Commitments Together
- Discussion Paper on Canada's Contribution to Addressing Climate Change
- Government of Canada Climate Change Site
- Environment Canada Climate Change Site
- Natural Resources Canada Climate Change Site
- UNFCCC COP 8 Web site
- The Delhi Declaration (Adobe .pdf - 32 kb)