United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) was established in 1945 after World War II. Until now, it is made up of 193 Member States and 2 Permanent Observers. Agreement with legal binding signed between countries is called convention. In 1992, governments from various countries have reached the agreement on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), stipulating that COP should be held every year starting from 1995 to assess the progress of the response to climate change. 

Learn more from the full article (in Chinese only) written by Kenny Siu, Senior Advisor of AEC Group, published on Sing Pao on 8 November.