Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Definition

An international treaty negotiated by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) members with an aim to limit global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Analogy

Consider it like a group project where each student (country) agrees on a common goal - getting an 'A' grade (limiting global warming). Each student has different tasks but they all contribute towards achieving this shared objective.

Related terms

Kyoto Protocol: An international treaty among industrialized nations that sets mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

Carbon Footprint: The total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly or indirectly by human activities expressed as equivalent carbon dioxide units.

Greenhouse Effect: The trapping and build-up of heat in Earth's atmosphere due to certain gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.