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

This briefing note for the Pan-African Parliament outlines the objectives and key themes of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled for November 30 to December 11, 2015, in Paris.

• COP 21, involving representatives from 196 countries, aims to adopt a new international climate change agreement that will establish the basis for climate policy for several decades. A primary collective goal is to limit the increase in global average temperatures to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with most countries submitting targets for stabilizing or reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions via Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.
• Beyond GHG emission targets, the COP 21 agenda includes addressing technology transfer, capacity building in developing countries, climate finance, 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} }