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What is the Paris Agreement? A full guide to the historic climate treaty that Trump loves to hate

The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty aimed at addressing climate change, adopted by 196 parties at the UN Climate Change conference (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. It seeks to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees. Key elements include commitments from countries to prepare and submit their own plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), with an aim to achieve a balance between emissions and removals by sinks in the second half of this century. The agreement also includes mechanisms for transparency, financial assistance to developing countries, and a framework for adaptation to climate impacts. Despite its global support, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the agreement in 2017, criticizing it as detrimental to American economic interests, although President Joe Biden reversed this decision upon taking office in 2021. The agreement's success hinges on the collective ambition and action of all participating nations to meet and exceed their climate commitments.

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