Also known as Paris Climate Accord, this historic and landmark climate pact was forged in Paris in December 2015, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (an international environmental treaty). Nearly all the countries of the world adopted it. Considered the world’s first comprehensive climate agreement, it focuses primarily on bringing down increasing global temperatures by at least two degrees Celsius over pre-industrial times; reducing the amount of global emissions; and strengthening the abilities of countries to deal with climate change. With the signing of the Agreement, the then U.S. President Obama is believed to have hoped for “a world that is safer and more secure, more prosperous, and more free”. However, his successor would soon pull the rug out from under the world’s feet.
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