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Climate agreement: towards a low-carbon, climate resilient world

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Article Published 17 Dec 2015 Last modified 11 May 2021

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Photo: © Leyla Emektar, Picture2050/EEA

The climate deal agreed in Paris by 195 countries is the first-ever universal and legally binding agreement of its kind. The Paris agreement is the result of many years of preparation, dialogue and growing awareness of the need to tackle current and potential impacts of climate change. It constitutes a major and promising step towards building a low-carbon and climate-resilient world. It also sends a clear signal to policy makers and businesses to move away from fossil fuels and invest in clean energy and adaptation actions.