Dates
When did countries officially adopt the Paris Agreement?
2015
What are countries that participate in the Agreement or the UNFCCC called?
Parties
What is the specific goal of the commitments countries have made in the Paris Agreement?
to limit this century’s average global temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees C
How many countries have signed the Paris Agreement?
195
Which article states that countries only have one vote in the agreement?
Article 25
What year does the Paris Agreement aim to have countries accomplish their goals?
2030
What is the most complex Article of the Agreement?
Article 6
What does the Paris Agreement aim to balance?
Greenhouse gas emissions and removals
What languages is the article available in?
English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French, Arabic
Which article aims for countries to improve climate change education?
Article 12
When did the Kyoto Protocol begin?
2005
Which country is the only country that has withdrawn from the Agreement?
The United States
Are actions by countries who have signed the Paris Agreement mandatory (required)?
No, they are voluntary
What does the word mitigation refer to?
The reduction of greenhouse gases and increase in sinks (natural areas)
Which article states that developed countries should assist developing countries financially?
Article 9
When did countries propose the Warsaw International Mechanism?
2013
What does the Agreement take special account of?
The capacities of developing nations.
What are 3 examples of human rights that the Paris Agreement aims to protect through its climate actions?
Right to health, development, gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, people with disabilities, people in vulnerable situations, and children
What are 2 approaches proposed in the section of the Agreement about sinks and reservoirs?
incentives to reduce forest degradation, build sustainable management, increase forest cover, or combine mitigation and adaptation for integrated forest management
Which article addresses development and poverty eradication?
Article 2
When did countries adopt the Cancun Agreements?
2010
The goal of the Agreement is not a balance between emissions and removals. What is it?
Absorbing much more than we emit
What does the Agreement state about the contributions countries make towards it?
They should be highly ambitious/difficult to achieve so that they objectives of the Agreement can actually be met
What is the most important part of Article 6?
It is the driving force behind the Paris Agreement and sets out the mechanisms for developing climate action through VOLUNTARY international cooperation
Which article aims for countries to increase their adaptation processes?
Article 7