Paris Agreement
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international climate agreement
multilateral environmental agreement
treaty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that commits countries to limit global warming to well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to stay under 1.5°C through nationally determined emissions-reduction plans.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international climate agreement
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multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ treaty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NDCs ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Paris ⓘ |
| adoptedAtEvent |
21st Conference of the Parties
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COP21
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| adoptedBy |
Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations
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surface form:
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
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| adoptedOn | 2015-12-12 ⓘ |
| adoptionConferenceNumber | 21st Conference of the Parties ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod | consensus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paris Agreement
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surface form:
Paris climate accord
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| article13FocusesOn | transparency ⓘ |
| article6ProvidesFor |
cooperative approaches
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internationally transferred mitigation outcomes ⓘ mechanism to contribute to mitigation and support sustainable development ⓘ |
| article7FocusesOn | adaptation ⓘ |
| article9FocusesOn | climate finance ⓘ |
| category |
climate change law
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international environmental law instrument ⓘ |
| containsArticle |
Article 13
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Article 2 ⓘ Article 4 ⓘ Article 6 ⓘ Article 7 ⓘ Article 9 ⓘ |
| encourages |
alignment of financial flows with low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development
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peaking of global greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2016-11-04 ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceCondition | ratification by at least 55 Parties to the UNFCCC accounting for at least 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| establishes |
enhanced transparency framework
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global stocktake ⓘ |
| focusArea |
climate change adaptation
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climate change mitigation ⓘ climate finance ⓘ |
| fullName |
Paris Agreement
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surface form:
Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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| globalStocktakeFrequency | every 5 years ⓘ |
| hasWithdrawalClause | yes ⓘ |
| hostCountryOfAdoption | France ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | legally binding international treaty ⓘ |
| longTermMitigationGoal | achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century ⓘ |
| mechanismIntroduced | nationally determined contributions ⓘ |
| negotiatedUnder | United Nations ⓘ |
| negotiationProcess | UNFCCC negotiations ⓘ |
| notableReaccession | United States rejoining in 2021 ⓘ |
| notableWithdrawal | United States withdrawal notification in 2017 ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureAt | New York City ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 2016-04-22 ⓘ |
| parentTreaty | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels ⓘ |
| recognizes | common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities ⓘ |
| replaces | Kyoto Protocol as central framework for global climate action after 2020 ⓘ |
| requires |
progression over time in ambition of nationally determined contributions
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regular updating of nationally determined contributions ⓘ submission of nationally determined contributions by Parties ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| secondaryGoal | pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels ⓘ |
| secretariat | UNFCCC Secretariat ⓘ |
| shortName | Paris Agreement self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
climate resilience
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greenhouse gas emissions reduction ⓘ low greenhouse gas emissions development ⓘ |
| temperatureBaseline | pre-industrial levels ⓘ |
| transparencyFrameworkCovers |
action
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support ⓘ |
| withdrawalNoticePeriod | 1 year after notification following 3 years from entry into force for that Party ⓘ |
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