On 12 December 2015, world governments concluded a historic international agreement to fight global warming at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. Almost 200 nations agreed to a deal to cap global warming at “well below” two degrees above pre-industrial levels, with a reference to a lower, long-term 1.5 degree target in the text.
EurActiv sums up the main advancements of the 32-page agreement and offers its comments in this infographic.