What is the Paris Agreement?

Read the Paris Agreement
`here`⁠
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The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was adopted by nearly every country in 2015.

It aims to:

Limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

To achieve this, countries aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. The top-polluting countries announce specific targets to reduce their emissions

Provide a framework for transparency, accountability, and the achievement of more ambitious targets. Countries are required to:

Report their greenhouse gas inventories (a list of emission sources and how much their emit) progress on their emissions goals so that outside experts and evaluate their progress

Revisit their pledges and put down stronger targets every 5 years

Support developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Developed countries have to estimate how much financial assistance they’ll give to developing countries to help them reduce their emissions (through renewable energy infrastructure) and adapt to the effects of climate change

We acknowledge that the Paris Agreement alone won’t be enough to limit global temperature rise and prevent the climate crisis’s effects, especially on the most affected people and areas, however, it’s an important step in the right direction.

Sources

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https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement⁠

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https://www.nrdc.org/stories/paris-climate-agreement-everything-you-need-know⁠

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https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/ghg-inventory-development-process-and-guidance⁠

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What is the Paris Agreement?

Read the Paris Agreement here⁠.

Sources

Read the Paris Agreement
`here`⁠
.