COP25 Will Take Place in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 11:50 am
Press Release: UNFCCC

Statement by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa

We are pleased to announce the COP Bureau has agreed that COP25 will take place from 2-13 December in IFEMA - Feria de Madrid in Madrid, Spain.

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