The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was adopted in 2015.
It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016. [1]
The Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal is to keep the rise in mean global temperature to well below 2 °C (3.6 °F) above pre-industrial levels, and preferably limit the increase to 1.5 °C (2.7 °F), recognizing that this would substantially reduce the effects of climate change. Emissions should be reduced as soon as possible and reach net zero by the middle of the 21st century.[3] To stay below 1.5 °C of global warming, emissions need to be cut by roughly 50% by 2030.
It has now been nine years, i.e. seven COP meetings, since the Paris Agreement (COP21, 2015) was signed that provided countries with a pathway for climate change mitigation and adaptation, creating a framework to serve not only as a monitoring mechanism, but also to provide transparent information on climate targets. In September, in its first technical assessment, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned that the path to comply with the Paris Agreement and contain global warming below two degrees is off track. So, now, we will attend the political negotiation of this Global Stocktake to see where we are and what measures need to be taken.
According to scientists, limiting warming means approaching net zero emissions in 2050, which they state requires a systemic transformation of all sectors, the abandonment of fossil fuels and the promotion of renewables, among other proposals.
