December 12, 2015 CE / Europe
The Paris Agreement and Global Climate Cooperation
The Paris climate conference adopted an agreement through which parties respond to climate change using mechanisms such as nationally determined contributions; reaching an agreement and putting it into practice remain distinct stages.
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The story
On December 12, 2015, the United Nations climate change conference in Paris adopted the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on November 4, 2016. It set the goal of keeping the rise in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Parties propose actions through nationally determined contributions, update them regularly, and review progress. Adoption, entry into force, countries' commitments, and the implementation of those commitments are different steps; signing the agreement cannot be presented as having solved the climate problem. The map marks the conference area at Le Bourget in the northern suburbs of Paris, while climate impacts and cooperation extend across the world.
Elsewhere in the world
From the founding of the United Nations to climate governance, the agenda of international cooperation has continued to expand; economic development, energy use, and environmental risks need to be examined within the same historical context.
Dates and precision
December 12, 2015 CE Documented date
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Representative map location
Representative coordinates · 48.957°, 2.437°
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Bibliography
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat | The Paris Agreement
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat | The 2015 Conference Venue at Le Bourget
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