The Paris Agreement: Main Components

The Paris Agreement is not yet sufficient to address the threat of climate change, and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, threatening more severe and disruptive weather including storms, flooding, heatwaves and droughts. However, the strength of the treaty lies in its inclusiveness, its repeating cycle of increasing ambition, its ability to channel finance to sustainable development and its flexible mechanisms that encourage innovation that will help to power the global clean energy transition.

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Voluntary Emission Reductions or Verified Emission Reductions. A general term used to describe project-based carbon credits.
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Refers to the period – usually a calendar year – in which an emissions reduction, avoidance or removal takes place. Carbon credits are often listed as being of a particular vintage.

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