This is actually not supposed to be an essay but a complexity analysis. All the information about it is included in the first document I’ve uploaded. Please, follow them.
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The Paris Agreement (2015):
- The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty that was adopted in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- It represents a significant achievement in global climate governance, as it aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, with efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
- The agreement employs a bottom-up approach, allowing each participating country to set its own voluntary emissions reduction targets, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
- Polycentric diplomacy is evident in the negotiation process leading up to the agreement, where various actors, including national governments, subnational entities, civil society organizations, and the private sector, played crucial roles.
- Furthermore, the Paris Agreement encourages non-state actors to contribute to climate action, promoting a decentralized approach to addressing climate change.