The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 19
Heads of delegations at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris
Signing by John Kerry in United Nations General Assembly Hall for the United States
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi greeting the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, in background Portuguese prime minister António Costa at the COP21 Summit on 30 November 2015
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties to
Paris Agreement
…that was signed in 2016. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 196 parties at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference near Paris, France. As of January 2026, 194 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are parties to the agreement…
The heads of delegations from left to right: Enrique Peña Nieto, François Hollande, Angela Merkel, Michelle Bachelet
Eiffel Tower illuminated in green in response to the One heart, One tree campaign
Greenpeace activists, demanding 100% renewable energy at Climate March 2015 in Madrid