In December, 2015, global leaders assembled in Paris to come out with effective solutions regarding climate change. Reducing the emission of gases that major decision taken during the event. This in short sums up the Paris Agreement.
You might already know that the global temperature is increasing. This is due to the release of greenhouse gases, like methane. The phenomenon of global temperature increase is known as global warming.
The Paris Agreement, also known as COP21 was designed to curb the release of greenhouse gases to levels that would prevent global temperatures from increasing not more than 2 degree Celsius. 197 countries signed the agreement and it came into effect by November, 2016.
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