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Guide
Paris climate agreement: a quick guide
Publisher
Climate change
Climate change mitigation
Carbon emissions
Environmental refugees
Australia
Description
The Paris Climate Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016. The Paris Agreement is made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Climate Change Convention, also referred to as the UNFCCC). Australia announced its ratification of the Paris Agreement on 10 November 2016.
This Quick Guide gives a brief history of negotiations under the Climate Change Convention, followed by an overview of the Paris Agreement and Australia’s contribution to the Agreement.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Commonwealth of Australia 2017
License type:
CC BY-NC-ND
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
13 Nov 2017
