2015 Paris Agreement

2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change

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United Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat

“Article 14:
The provisions of Article 14 of the Convention on settlement of disputes shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement.”
(1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)

Article 15:
“1. A mechanism to facilitate implementation of and promote compliance with the provisions of this Agreement is hereby established.
2. The mechanism referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall consist of a committee that shall be expert-based and facilitative in nature and function in a manner that is transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive. The committee shall pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties.
3. The committee shall operate under the modalities and procedures adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Agreement at its first session and report annually to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Agreement.”

Secretary-General of the United Nations

04/11/2016

Article 21:
“1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which at least 55 Parties to the Convention accounting in total for at least an estimated 55 per cent of the total global greenhouse gas emissions have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
2. Solely for the limited purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article, “total global greenhouse gas emissions” means the most up-to-date amount communicated on or before the date of adoption of this Agreement by the Parties to the Convention.
3. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Agreement or accedes thereto after the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article for entry into force have been fulfilled, this Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.”

1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

1989 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

1992 Convention on Biological Diversity

1997 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

2012 Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol

2016 Work Programme – Taking the Paris Agreement forward: Tasks arising from decision 1/CP.21

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