Paris Agreement

/ ˈpær.ɪs əˈɡriː.mənt / treaty /

RE: CLIMATE, COOPERATION, EMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENT, MULTILATERAL, POLITICS, POLLUTION

The Paris Agreement is a major international deal on climate change, signed in 2015 in Paris by almost every country. Its main goal is to limit global warming to well below 2°C, and ideally closer to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels. This is to avoid the worst effects of climate change—like extreme heat, floods, droughts, and rising sea levels.

Under the agreement, each country must come up with its own climate action plan, setting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reporting on progress every few years. The plans are not legally enforced, but there is a system to track and encourage stronger efforts over time.

The Paris Agreement is important because it brings countries together to work on a shared problem. Richer countries are also expected to support developing nations with funding and technology to help them adapt to climate change and switch to clean energy.

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