When the gavel came down for the final time at the climate summit in Paris on 12 December, representatives from 195 countries erupted into cheers. They had approved a landmark plan to combat climate change after two weeks of gruelling negotiations. The agreement commits most countries to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions, while seeking to protect low-lying islands from rising seas and helping poor nations to develop their economies without relying on cheap, dirty fossil fuels.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/nations-approve-historic-global-climate-accord
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jeff-tollefson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kenneth-r-weiss
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-agreements
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cop-21-paris
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emission-targets
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ipcc
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conference-parties
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
