Key Issues on the Road to Paris: A briefing note on COP 21 for the members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)

The document outlines the goals of COP 21, specifically the adoption of a new international climate agreement to limit global temperature increases to 2°C. It describes the role of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) in setting greenhouse gas targets and identifies critical negotiation areas including adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity building in developing countries.

• COP 21, taking place from November 30 to December 11, 2015, aims to establish a new international climate change agreement to guide policy for several decades, with a collective goal of limiting global average temperature increases to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
• Countries have used Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to submit targets for the reduction or stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions prior to the Paris conference.
• Beyond emission targets, the COP 21 agenda includes critical issues regarding support for developing countries, specifically financing, technology transfer, capacity building, adaptation, and loss and damage.

APA

Harris,, F. G.-L. B. H. T. G.-L. T. B. (2015). Key Issues on the Road to Paris: A briefing note on COP 21 for the members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/key-issues-road-paris-briefing-note-cop-21-members-pan-african-parliament-pap

Chicago

Harris,, Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun,Alice Bisiaux,Melissa Harris,Yanick Touchette,Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun,Yanick Touchette,Alice Bisiaux,Melissa. Key Issues on the Road to Paris: A briefing note on COP 21 for the members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2015. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/key-issues-road-paris-briefing-note-cop-21-members-pan-african-parliament-pap.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{harris2015key, author = {Harris,, Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun,Alice Bisiaux,Melissa Harris,Yanick Touchette,Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun,Yanick Touchette,Alice Bisiaux,Melissa}, title = {{Key Issues on the Road to Paris: A briefing note on COP 21 for the members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/key-issues-road-paris-briefing-note-cop-21-members-pan-african-parliament-pap}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }