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Difficulty: MediumInternational Agreements and Global Environmental Initiatives

Fill in the blanks to complete the statement regarding global environmental initiatives on climate change:

Answer:Adopted in 2015 under the UNFCCC framework, the 【Paris】 Agreement aims to strengthen the global climate response by limiting the rise in average temperature to well below 【2】 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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The correct entries to complete the statement are 'Paris' for blank_1 and '2' (or 'two') for blank_2.
The landmark Paris Agreement was adopted at COP 21 in December 2015. Its central objective is to hold the global average temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the international environmental treaty adopted in 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The treaty is the Paris Agreement (COP 21).
The Paris Agreement was negotiated in 2015 to succeed earlier frameworks like the Kyoto Protocol and establish globally determined climate action goals.
2
Determine the quantitative global temperature threshold set by this treaty.
The threshold is 2 degrees Celsius (with efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius).
Article 2 of the Paris Agreement explicitly commits participating nations to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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Paris Agreement Temperature Target and Framework
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