Which landmark international climate treaty, negotiated by 196 parties at COP21 in 2015, established the universal goal of limiting global average temperature increases to well below 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The Paris Agreement

  1. Step 1: Adopted on December 12, 2015, at Le Bourget near Paris, this agreement marked the first universal legally binding climate accord signed by both developed and developing economies.
  2. Step 2: The Paris Agreement legally commits nations to submit progressively ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years to limit warming to well below and pursue efforts for .
Answer
The Paris Agreement
Why not the others: 'Kyoto Protocol' The Kyoto Protocol was the 1997 predecessor treaty with emission reduction targets applying only to developed Annex I countries; 'Copenhagen Accord' The Copenhagen Accord was a non-binding political text negotiated in 2009 without legal force; 'Doha Amendment' The Doha Amendment established the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol from 2013 to 2020.

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