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What is "2015 Paris Agreement"? Could you briefly explain what this agreement is about?

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Rebecca

The Paris Agreement was an agreement made at an assembly of the United Nations in Paris, France in 2015. During this meeting several nations negotiated and came to an agreement to start mitigating climate change by keeping the increase of the global average temperature below 2 degrees celsius by regulating greenhouse gas emissions around the world. This agreement made history because it marked the start of the world coming together to try and reduce the consequences of climate change.

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