Much of the effort of the world forums is directed towards holding governments accountable for their actions that add to the misery of our planet. Therefore, the international bodies try to persuade, convince and at times pressurize countries to follow certain rules and regulations. The Paris Agreement was an attempt to make the nations across the world aware of the increasing need for constructive and practical solutions to environmental problems.
The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the future. The agreement dealt with the reduction of greenhouse-gas-emissions. As of July 2018, 195 UNFCCC members have signed the agreement, and 179 have become party to it. The agreement has planned for the evaluation of the implementation of the agreement by all member countries for every 5 years. The first evaluation takes place in 2023.
Under the Paris Agreement, all countries are required to determine, plan, and regularly report on the contribution that they undertake to make in order to reduce global warming.
Our country too has signed the agreement. India’s involvement marks a significant step that brings together developing and developed nations for beginning work on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.
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