The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement

The twenty-first session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP21) was convened in Le Bourget Paris in the frame of the Paris Climate Change Conference, hosting the largest number of participants ever seen, including 20.000 government/parties representatives, 8.000 IGOs/NGOs observers, and 3.0...

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Autor: Tollin, Nicola
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France)
Climate change mitigation
Greenhouse gases--Government policy
Canvis climàtics -- Congressos
Canvis climàtics -- Mitigació
Gasos d'efecte hivernacle -- Mitigació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
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title The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement
spellingShingle The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement
Tollin, Nicola
Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France)
Climate change mitigation
Greenhouse gases--Government policy
Canvis climàtics -- Congressos
Canvis climàtics -- Mitigació
Gasos d'efecte hivernacle -- Mitigació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
title_short The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement
title_full The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement
title_fullStr The Paris Agreement: highlights of a historical agreement
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France)
Climate change mitigation
Greenhouse gases--Government policy
Canvis climàtics -- Congressos
Canvis climàtics -- Mitigació
Gasos d'efecte hivernacle -- Mitigació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
topic Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France)
Climate change mitigation
Greenhouse gases--Government policy
Canvis climàtics -- Congressos
Canvis climàtics -- Mitigació
Gasos d'efecte hivernacle -- Mitigació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
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