So What Exactly Is In The Paris Climate Accord?
As the world awaits President Trump's decision on whether the U.S. will recommit to the 2015 Paris pact, here's a by-the-numbers look at the details of the historic global agreement.
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in December 2015 and is being republished with minor updates ahead of President Trump's decision on whether to recommit to the Paris climate agreement. Some of the information on approval by individual governments has been changed to reflect changes in status.
Representatives from 196 nations made a historic pact on Dec. 12, 2015, in Paris to adopt green energy sources, cut down on climate change emissions and limit the rise of global temperatures — while also cooperating to cope with the impact of unavoidable climate change.
The agreement acknowledges that the threat of climate change is "urgent and potentially irreversible," and can
