Post-Paris COP21 - by IIGCC

Work to secure the Paris agreement started years ahead of COP21. In particular, through the process by which countries chose by how much to cut their own emissions – intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) – national climate plans were... More

Work to secure the Paris agreement started years ahead of COP21.
In particular, through the process by which countries chose by how much to cut their own emissions – intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) – national climate plans were developed way ahead of the Paris conference, and nearly 180 nations had submitted one by the time COP21 began.
As a consequence, significant political capital had been invested into the Paris process well before the start of the conference. Less