09-03-2021 | 15:42 PM
Paris Climate Deal
The United States has officially re-joined the Paris climate accord. The President of the US Joe Biden, had signed the executive order to reverse the withdrawal ordered by former President Donald Trump.
Paris Climate Agreement is an agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This agreement was signed in 2016 and deals with climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
This agreement was negotiated by the representatives of 196 states. It was signed at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC in France.
Currently, 190 members of the UNFCCC are parties under the agreement. Countries like Turkey, Iran, and Iraq are not parties to it.
