Paris Agreement: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - The Consequences of Leaving the Paris Agreement. Aug 26, 2026
Add new Web site: Orgaisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - The Paris Agreement at Ten Years. May 06, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - What is the Paris climate agreement and why does 1.5C matter? Mar 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 28, 2025
Noted that the U.S. president Donald Trump signaled his intention to have the United States exit the Paris Agreement once again. Jan 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Natural Resources Defense Council - Paris Climate Agreement: Everything You Need to Know. May 09, 2024
Noted that world carbon emissions declined by roughly 5 percent in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this decline was shortlived as the pandemic subsided and the pace of industrial activity resumed. Nov 29, 2023
Add new Web site: United Nations - The Paris Agreement. Feb 27, 2022
Add new Web site: Investopedia - Paris Agreement/COP21. Feb 27, 2022
Noted that the United States reentered the Paris Agreement in 2021. Jan 27, 2021
Noted that the United States exited the agreement on November 4, 2020. Changed signatory countries from β€œ197” to β€œ194” and ratifying countries from β€œ187” to β€œ188.” Nov 09, 2020
Media added. Dec 16, 2019
Changed the number of countries ratifying the Paris Agreement from "184" to "185." Apr 08, 2019
New article added. Jan 24, 2019
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