Why the Paris Agreement worked – and what it needs to do to survive

The accord has become a key compass in climate policy-making in the past decade, steering the world away from dangerous global warming of 4C
COP21 president Laurent Fabius holds up the text of the Paris Agreement.
COP21 president Laurent Fabius holds up the text of the Paris Agreement. (Photo: IISD/ENB/ Kiara Worth)

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