A Super Simple Infographic To Help You Understand the Paris Climate Agreement

The Paris climate agreement also referred to as the Paris climate accord, Paris climate deal or Paris agreement is a pact sponsored by the United Nations to bring the world’s countries together in the fight against climate change. Countries that sign on to be a part of the pact agreed to limit the century’s global average temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above the levels from the years 1850-1900 (the pre-industrial era).

The infographic below is all the high-level details to note and for a deeper dive, head over to the United Nations Climate Change website.