climate accord
Nations' emissions agreement
A climate accord is a formal agreement between nations to address climate change, typically setting targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Paris Agreement of 2015 is the most prominent example.
Countries may join, withdraw from, or renegotiate such accords as political leadership changes: The administration announced plans to rejoin the climate accord.
- ParisFrance's chief city
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- agreementShared position between parties
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
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- global cooperationUnited Nations, multilateralism, coalitions, peace treaty, peace treaties
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- Environmental PolicyClean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation, emissions standards
- Global DiplomacyUN, United Nations, embassy, NATO, NATO summit
- global governanceUN, United Nations, EU, World Bank, IMF
climate accordclimate skepticism
Doubt about atmospheric science
climate denialism · status quo · business as usual · willful ignorance · domestic policy
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