Paris climate summit: An agreement for humanity

The document characterizes the Paris agreement as a balance between aggressive emission reductions and the principle of differentiation between developed and developing nations, emphasizing financial mobilization and the empowerment of the poorest populations for sustainable development.

• The Paris agreement balances the goal of aggressively reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the principle of differentiation between rich developed and developing countries, while emphasizing the mobilization of financial resources for global decarbonization.
• The agreement is noted for creating space to facilitate actions that empower developing countries and the poorest populations in pursuing sustainable and people-centred development.

APA

Sinha, U. (2016). Paris climate summit: An agreement for humanity. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://www.prio.org/publications/10612

Chicago

Sinha, Uttam. Paris climate summit: An agreement for humanity. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2016. https://www.prio.org/publications/10612.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sinha2016paris, author = {Sinha, Uttam}, title = {{Paris climate summit: An agreement for humanity}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2016}, month = jan, url = {https://www.prio.org/publications/10612}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }