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Which international treaty, adopted in 2015, aims to hold the global average temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C?

The Paris Agreement of 2015, adopted under the UNFCCC at COP21, aims to keep the global temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Other treaties named deal with different issues or earlier targets.

  1. AKyoto Protocol
  2. BParis AgreementCorrect
  3. CMontreal Protocol
  4. DBasel Convention

Explanation

The Paris Agreement, adopted at COP21 in 2015 under the UNFCCC, sets the temperature goal of well below 2°C with efforts towards 1.5°C. The Kyoto Protocol set binding targets for developed countries, the Montreal Protocol deals with ozone-depleting substances, and the Basel Convention covers hazardous waste.

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