United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for intergovernmental efforts to address climate change. It was created to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The UNFCCC is newsworthy because of the United States' withdrawal from it under the Trump administration, as reported in recent articles. This action potentially complicates future efforts to rejoin the Paris Agreement, which is an agreement among most nations to combat climate change and operates under the UNFCCC framework. The UNFCCC remains highly relevant as the foundation for global climate negotiations and efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, despite the U.S. withdrawal.