Phoenix from the Ashes – An analysis of the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change

On 12 December 2015, the Parties to the UNFCCC adopted the "Paris Agreement". With this step, the world community has agreed on a collective and cooperative path to fight human-induced climate change: After 25 years of UN climate diplomacy, the world's governments have for the first time in history negotiated a treaty which envisages climate action by all nations. The Agreement sets the world on a path that might lead to a decarbonised economy in the second half of the century.

Researchers from the Wuppertal Institute, Germany, have observed COP 21 (as well as all other conferences) and elaborated a detailed analysis of the results (see downloads).

The assessment

• provides an overview of the most important negotiation outcomes,
• assesses their results as well as shortfalls and
• provides an outlook of the next steps needed to implement the Paris Agreement's goals and to set the world firmly on a non-fossil based development path.

Source: http://wupperinst.org/en/info/details/wi/a/s/ad/3362, 27.01.2016