The 2005 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place between November 28 and December 9, 2005, in

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. The conference included the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the

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(UNFCCC), and was the first ''Meeting of the Parties'' (MOP1) to the Kyoto Protocol since their initial meeting in

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in 1997. The conference was one of the largest intergovernmental conferences on

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ever. The event marked the entry into force of the

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on 16 February 2005. Hosting more than 10,000 delegates, it was one of Canada's largest international events ever and the largest gathering in Montreal since

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. The Montreal Action Plan was an agreement to "extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol beyond its 2012 expiration date and negotiate deeper cuts in

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" by starting negotiations, without delay on an extension of the protocol. Canada's environment minister, at the time,

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, said the agreement provides a "map for the future".

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