19 March, 2016

The Paris Agreement: practical and strategic considerations related to signature and entry into force

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Following adoption of the Paris Agreement, a number of questions have been raised related to signature, ratification and entry into force of the Paris Agreement, some practical, some strategic.

This briefing looks at issues that relate to the possibility of early entry into force, the status of Party INDCs both pre-ratification and post-ratification, protection of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree temperature limitation goal, and the implications of decision 1/CP.21 on the Paris Agreement’s treatment of loss and damage.

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