UNFCCC(United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) is a prominent multilateral agreement aimed at regulating the artificial emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming.

The ultimate goal of UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous interference with the climate system, allowing ecosystems to naturally adapt and enabling sustainable development.

Adopted during the International Environmental Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, UNFCCC came into force in March 1994, and currently, 198 countries are parties to it.

※ As of April 2024

The role of UNFCCC

• 1 Serve to advance the implementation of the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
• 2 Provides technical expertise and assists in the analysis and review of climate change information
• 3 Review of climate change information reported by Parties
• 4 Maintains the registry for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) established under the Paris Agreement
• 5 Organizes and supports negotiating sessions
• 6 Held the Conference of the Parties(COP),sessions, meetings and workshops

CDM DOE designation

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a project conducted under the auspices of the UNFCCC, aimed at addressing climate change issues and playing a crucial role internationally in tackling them.

The Designated Operational Entity (DOE) of the CDM, selected through the approval process of the CDM Executive Board and the Conference of the Parties, performs the following functions:

• 1 Validation of the feasibility of CDM project activities proposed by project participants and requests for registration as CDM projects.
• 2 Verification and certification of greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved by registered CDM projects, followed by requests for issuance of credits (CERs).

KFQ, as the first private domestic ins_titution designated as a Clean Development Mechanism Designated Operational Entity (DOE) by UNFCCC in 2006, evaluates the feasibility and verifies greenhouse gas emission reductions of CDM projects on behalf of the UN.