The Pros And Cons Of The Paris Agreement

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The Paris Agreement is an international treaty that seeks to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. The agreement is sponsored by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UFCCC), this was held in Paris in December 2015. This agreement is also called the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21). Therefore, this means that each country that attended the 21st conference agreed to cut back on the emissions, to keep global warming very low. However, on June 1st, 2017 United States decided to withdrawal from the 2015 Pairs Agreement, because the President felt it was a disadvantage for United States. Therefore, United States may have to meet the commitment they agreed to and report emissions to the United Nation until year of