Paris Agreement

What is the Paris Agreement?

The Paris Agreement sets out a global framework to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C. As well as pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. It aims to strengthen countries ability to deal with the impacts of climate change and support them in their efforts.

1. Limit Global Temperature Rise

It asks countries to work to achieve a leveling off of global greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and become greenhouse gas emissions neutral in the second half of this century.

2. Provides A Framework For Transparency And Accountability 

The agreement includes a series of mandatory measures for the monitoring, verification, and public reporting of progress toward a country’s emissions-reduction targets.

3. Mobilise support for climate change mitigation and adaptation

It includes a plan for developed countries to continue to provide financial resources to help developing countries mitigate and increase resilience to climate change.

Read the attached link which explains in depth the Paris Agreement, its importance and all its articles in youth-friendly language;

https://www.unicef.org/lac/media/19316/file/paris-agreement-for-young-people.pdf

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