Members Support Slips as UNFCCC Rejects Taiwan’s Application for Participation

French Environment Minister Segolene Royal speaks during the opening ceremony of the Bonn Climate Change Conference as part of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, on May 16, 2016. Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

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While losing support for its mission from its member nations, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has continuously rejected Taiwan’s application for participation.