CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Paris Climate Conference, COP21, will be held from 30 November to 11 December 2015 at a site near Paris-Le Bourget.

Detailed explanation-2: -The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) took place from 30 November to 11 December 2015, in Paris, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Secondly, COP26 is being viewed as the successor to COP21 where the Paris Accord was signed, arguably the greatest success from the UNFCCC in recent years. COP26 is seen as the summit to both address what has and hasn’t been achieved since 2015, while also setting concrete plans to reach the Paris Agreement targets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The COP 21 or the Paris Climate Conference led to a new international climate agreement, applicable to all countries, aiming to keep global warming at 1.5°C-2°C, in accordance with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).