This Friday, December 12, marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, which remains a landmark of international cooperation in confronting climate change. For the COP30 presidency, this commitment was essential to slowing global warming and encouraging greater ambition in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement was adopted by the 195 participating parties at COP21 in 2015. The treaty requires countries to take action to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

For the President of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, the agreement was decisive in unblocking climate action at a critical moment. “Ten years ago, climate action was stuck, with many obstacles. The Paris Agreement made it possible to bring a new dynamic to the fight against climate change,” he affirmed.