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The Paris Agreement
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Work programme under the Paris Agreement
In preparation for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the first session of the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, an
online platform, put in place pursuant to decision 1/CP.23, paragraph 3, can be accessed
through the link below. The content of the platform reflects the latest status of the
negotiations and it will be updated as new information becomes available.
The progress tracker for the work programme resulting from the relevant requests
contained in decision 1/CP.21 can be found below (version 19
January 2018_REV)
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Paris Agreement: essential elements
The Paris Agreement’s aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change
by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial
levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Additionally, the agreement aims to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of
climate change. To reach these ambitious goals, appropriate financial flows, a new technology
framework and an enhanced capacity building framework will be put in place, thus supporting action by
developing countries and the most vulnerable countries, in line with their own national objectives.
The Agreement also provides for enhanced transparency of action and support through a more robust
transparency framework. There will be a global stocktake every 5 years to assess the collective
progress towards achieving the purpose of the Agreement and to inform further individual actions by
Parties.
Further information on key aspects of the Agreement can be found here.
Nationally determined contributions
The Paris Agreement requires all Parties to put forward their best efforts through “nationally
determined contributions” (NDCs) and to strengthen these efforts in the years ahead. This
includes requirements that all Parties report regularly on their emissions and on their
implementation efforts.
Further information on NDCs can be found here.
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Status of ratification
The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016, thirty days after
the date on which at least 55 Parties to the Convention accounting in total for at least an estimated
55 % of the total global greenhouse gas emissions have deposited their instruments of ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession with the Depositary.
Information on the status of ratification can be found here:
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Progress
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