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Tackling global climate change after 2020 (Paris Protocol)
Tackling global climate change after 2020 (Paris Protocol)
Tackling global climate change after 2020 (Paris Protocol)
Tackling global climate change after 2020 (Paris Protocol)
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE COMMUNICATION?
KEY POINTS
The agreement, known as the Paris Protocol, should:
The EU stepped up its climate diplomacy ahead of the Paris conference. It has endorsed a climate diplomacy action plan. It is using many other policies — economic and development cooperation, research, technology, innovation, trade, environment and disaster risk reduction — to support its objectives and help its partners to implement their commitments.
The negotiations were finalised in Paris in December 2015. The new agreement will be implemented from 2020.
BACKGROUND
The EU’s climate and energy policies are delivering results. EU emissions fell 23% between 1990 and 2014, while GDP grew 46% over the same period. The EU has taken significant steps to become the world’s most emissions efficient economy. In October 2014, EU leaders agreed a new climate and energy framework for 2030, with the target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% compared to 1990 levels.
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MAIN DOCUMENT
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: The Paris Protocol — A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020 (COM(2015) 81 final, 25.2.2015)
last update 28.11.2016