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The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016.
The Paris Agreement is a short agreement with 16 introductory paragraphs and 29 articles. It contains procedural articles (covering, for example, the criteria for its entry into force) and operational articles (covering, for example, mitigation, adaptation and finance).
At COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future.
The Conference of the Parties, at its 21st session, adopted the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2015. The Paris Agreement stipulates that it shall enter into force thirty days after the date on which at least 55 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Dec 12, 2015 · The Paris Agreement provides a durable framework guiding the global effort for decades to come. It marks the beginning of a shift towards a net-zero emissions world. Implementation of the...
Nov 11, 2020 · The Paris Agreement is the global plan to tackle climate change and restrict global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
6 days ago · What is the Paris Agreement? In 2015, world leaders pledged to try and prevent global temperatures rising by more than 1.5C. It saw almost all the world's nations - for the first time -...
