The Paris Agreement Sample Clauses

The Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was adopted within the framework of the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC; the agreement became the first international treaty on climate change with legally binding commitments for both developed and developing countries. It was approved by the 197 countries which make up the UNFCCC and has been ratified by 187 countries to date2. The Paris Agreement establishes three main objectives for all countries, which are intended to guide national efforts and groups on matters of mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation (financing, development and transfer of technology and strengthening capacities). The countries which have ratified it must periodically communicate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Convention, which contain the target with which each country will contribute to meeting the Agreement’s objectives. Chile ratified the Paris Agreement in February 2017, setting out commitments in five areas: i) Mitigation ii) Adaptation
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The Paris Agreement establishes a mechanism to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable development, as well as defining a framework for non-market approaches to sustainable development. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) ◆Adaptation (Art. 7) – global goal to significantly strengthen national adaptation efforts – enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reduction of vulnerability to climate change. ◆Loss and damage (Art. 8) – The Paris Agreement significantly enhances the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage, KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) Support (Art. 9, 10 and 11) : Finance : ⮚ PA reaffirms the obligations of developed countries to support the efforts of developing country Parties to build clean, climate-resilient future. ⮚ Developed country Parties commit to submit indicative information on future support every two years, including projected levels of public finance. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) Technology and capacity building : ◆International cooperation on climate-safe technology development and transfer, ◆Building capacity in the developing country are also strengthened : a technology framework is established under the agreement and ◆Enhance capacity building activities. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) Transparency (Art. 13) : ⮚ the PA relies on a robust transparency and accounting system to provide clarity on action and support by Parties, with flexibility for their differing capabilities. ⮚ In addition to reporting information on mitigation, adaptation and support, the agreement requires that the information submitted by each Party undergoes international review. ⮚ includes a mechanism that will facilitate implementation and promote compliance in a non- adversarial and non-punitive manner. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) Global Stocktake (Art. 14) : ⮚ to take place in 2023 and every 5 years thereafter, ⮚ will assess collective progress toward meeting the purpose of the Agreement in a comprehensive and facilitative manner. ⮚ the outcomes will inform Parties in updating and enhancing their actions and support and enhancing international cooperation. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT (cont.) Decision 1/CP.21 which adopted PA : also sets out a number of measures to enhance action prior to 2020, including strengthening the technical examination process, enhancement of provision of urgent finance, technology and support and measures to stren...
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The Paris Agreement. In COP21 committee, the Paris Agreement will be debated and amended. This is not a resolution, but rather, is a convention within the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. The difference is described later on in the document. The UNFCCC is an international, environmental treaty established in June 1992. This convention was adopted and negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or the ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio de Janeiro. The original aim of the convention was to stabilize greenhouse gases and reduce emissions. The convention itself does not set any specific, binding agreements for specific countries and does not contain any enforcement mechanisms. The main goal of the COP21 committee is to evaluate and strengthen the UNFCCC. 196 members of the United Nations have ratified this treaty. On 12th December 2015 at Le Bourget in Paris, the Paris Agreement was created as the Parties reached a consensus, closing the negotiation at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties. The document was 31 pages and it tackled issues such as financing, emission reductions, mitigation, technology development, global stocktake, transparency and capacity- building. At PAMUN, delegates will be debating and amending the Agreement. For the purpose of debate for, the Paris Agreement has been shortened and restructured for the COP21 committee. The document is now more concise and delegates can add, strike and modify the Agreement easily. Each delegate argues for his individual country and group’s policy towards the conflict or problem. The Paris Agreement consists of:
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The Paris Agreement. [ ] increased the level of global ambition on climate change mitigation and sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global average temperature increase [ ] well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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The Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was adopted in Paris on 12th December 2015 and entered into force on 4th November 2016. It seeks to accelerate and intensify the actions and investment needed for a sustainable low carbon future.
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