PARIS AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ON A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYParis Agreement on Climate Change • May 21st, 2018
Contract Type FiledMay 21st, 2018In December 2015 197 countries adopted the Paris Agreement. The Agreement is set to enter into force in November 2016. While establishing a legal framework for global greenhouse gas emissions, the Paris Agreement in its substantive text and adoption decision also concretely put into action international sustainable development principles in the implementation of its goals. This paper provides a brief overview of the sustainable develop- ment pathway in the Paris Agreement.