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Paris Agreement Paris Agreement (COP 21) Notes For UPSCParis Agreement Paris Agreement • September 2nd, 2022
The Paris Agreement (2016) imbibed the spirit of previous calls by the international community to coordinate action against climate change. The Earth Summit (1992) was one of the first international meetings to acknowledge the severe effects of human activity on the environment. The Kyoto Protocol (1997) stipulated mandatory reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for only a few countries. Many countries like the US did not ratify the protocol as it was legally binding in nature. The first round of Kyoto commitments ended in 2012 and the COP 15 proposed the Copenhagen Accord. Even while it endorsed the Kyoto Protocol, it was non-binding and soft on deadlines. Learn about the Paris Climate Agreement to prepare for UPSC CSE General Studies.
