What is the Paris Agreement and its goal?

What is the Paris Agreement and its goal?

• A. Global agreement to limit warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, pursuing 1.5C; relies on nationally determined contributions and climate finance.
• B. An economic treaty to reduce tariffs on climate technologies.
• C. A local zoning policy for coastal cities.
• D. A biodiversity treaty focusing on species trade.

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is understanding what the Paris Agreement is and what it aims to achieve. It is an international treaty under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change created to coordinate global action on climate change. Its goal is to keep global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C. It operates through nationally determined contributions, meaning each country sets its own emission reduction targets and revises them over time to become more ambitious, with financial support (climate finance) provided to developing countries to help them cut emissions and adapt to impacts. The other options describe things like tariff reductions, local zoning, or biodiversity trade—topics that are not what the Paris Agreement is about.

The main idea being tested is understanding what the Paris Agreement is and what it aims to achieve. It is an international treaty under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change created to coordinate global action on climate change. Its goal is to keep global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C. It operates through nationally determined contributions, meaning each country sets its own emission reduction targets and revises them over time to become more ambitious, with financial support (climate finance) provided to developing countries to help them cut emissions and adapt to impacts. The other options describe things like tariff reductions, local zoning, or biodiversity trade—topics that are not what the Paris Agreement is about.