The Paris Agreement is a landmark in the multilateral climate change process because, for the first time, a binding agreement brings all nations together to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. How does the Paris Agreement work?

The Conference of the Parties, at its 21st session, adopted the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2015. The Paris Agreement stipulates that it shall enter into force thirty days after the date on which at least 55 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

At COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future.

What exactly is the Paris Agreement and why is it so important? We examine the Agreement and its place in global climate action history. What is the Paris Agreement? It is a legally binding treaty adopted by 196 countries at the climate change conference in Paris in 2015 (known as COP 21).

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of its long-term goals. NDCs embody efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

1. This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable developmen and efforts tto eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below

Authoritative information on the status of the Paris Agreement, including information on signatories to the Agreement, ratification and entry into force, is provided by the Depositary, through the United Nations Treaty Collection website, which can be accessed here, and the Depositary Notifications which are available here.

This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by:

Oct 28, 2024 · This version of the report synthesizes information from the 168 latest available NDCs, representing 195 Parties to the Paris Agreement, including the 153 new or updated NDCs communicated by 180 Parties, recorded in the NDC registry as at 9 September 2024.

Paris Climate Change Conference - November 2015 Paris Agreement (All language versions) (as contained in the report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-first session, FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1)