Between 30 November and 13 December 2015 world leaders will gather in Paris for the latest United Nations climate change conference. This meeting seeks to secure an agreement to bind nations into a global approach to reducing emissions, in line with keeping temperature rise to less than 2oC above pre-industrial levels.
This briefing sets out the background to the conference, the expectations for the meeting, commitments that have been made in advance, and some of the challenges in securing a global agreement.
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Published: 06 October 2015