Celebrating the Paris Agreement

Designed to start dealing proactively with greenhouse gases, emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance beginning in 2020, the agreement was negotiated by representatives of 195 countries and adopted by consensus in December 2015.

As of November 2016, 193 UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) members have signed the treaty, 102 have ratified it and after the European Union ratified the agreement in October 2016, there were enough countries on board for the agreement to enter into force. Finally, the agreement went into effect on November 4 and this event was held on November 3 to commemorate the occasion.