2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
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| - | The '''Paris Agreement''' is an agreement within the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC) dealing with [[Climate change mitigation|greenhouse gas emissions mitigation]], [[Climate change adaptation|adaptation]] and finance starting in the year 2020. The language of the agreement was negotiated by representatives of 195 countries at the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference|21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC]] in [[Paris]] and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015. As of June 2017, 195 UNFCCC members have signed the agreement, 148 of which have ratified it. | + | The '''2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference''', '''COP 21''' or '''CMP 11''' was held in [[Paris]], France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the [[United Nations Climate Change conference|Conference of the Parties]] (COP) to the 1992 [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP) to the 1997 [[Kyoto Protocol]]. |
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| - | In the Paris Agreement, each country determines its own contribution it should make in order to mitigate [[global warming]]. | + | |
| - | There is no mechanism to force a country to set a specific target by a specific date. | + | |
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| - | On 1 June 2017, [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] announced that the United States would [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdraw]] from the agreement and seek a new deal. In a joint statement, [[France]], [[Germany]] and [[Italy]] rejected the American call to reopen climate talks and 10 U.S. states joined the [[United States Climate Alliance]] in response. | + | |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Air pollution]] | ||
| - | * [[Capacity factor|Net capacity factor]] | ||
| - | * [[Carbon footprint#Direct carbon emissions|Carbon footprint]] | ||
| - | * [[Copenhagen Accord]] | ||
| * [[Environmental politics]] | * [[Environmental politics]] | ||
| * [[IPCC Fifth Assessment Report]] | * [[IPCC Fifth Assessment Report]] | ||
| - | * [[Politics of global warming]] | + | * [[Paris Agreement]] |
| + | * [[Politics of global warming]] | ||
| + | * [[Post–Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions]] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Standing March]]'' | ||
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The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP) to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
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See also
- Environmental politics
- IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
- Paris Agreement
- Politics of global warming
- Post–Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions
- The Standing March
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