The Paris Agreement is an international treaty signed on December 12th, 2015, by world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. It is aimed at limiting the global temperature rise that is causing climate change.
It is legally binding, adopted by 193 Parties, and entered into force on November 4th, 2016. The agreement sets long-term goals to guide all nations to collectively tackle climate change and its negative impacts.
In the agreement, all nations pledged to:
- Reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to limit the global temperature increase in this century to 2 degrees Celsius while pursuing efforts to limit the increase even further to 1.5 degrees.
- Review countries’ commitments every five years.
- Provide financing to developing countries to mitigate climate change, strengthen resilience and enhance abilities to adapt to climate impacts.
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.
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