16th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

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16th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Date: 11/30/2010 Description: COP16 - State Dept Image

November 29 – December 10, 2010
Cancun, Mexico

No nation, however large or small, wealthy or poor, can escape the impact of climate change. This is a global problem, and the Obama Administration is committed to leading the charge in a global effort to reduce the dangerous pollution that causes global warming, and to make the investments in the clean energy technology that will power sustainable growth moving into the future.

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