Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Special Context to Paris Agreement

Abstract

Sustainable development is basic requirement to cope up with the hazardous nature of climate change. Climate change and its consequences in our daily lives have been a universally recognized major problem since decades. We are experiencing varying weather patterns, rising sea levels, and extreme climate conditions day by day. It is rising due to excessive emissions of Greenhouse gases from several human development activities which is now at its highest level. The Paris Agreement brought the nations closer for the first time into a common cause of determined actions to combat climate change and encouraging enhanced support to developing countries in this regard. The Paris Agreement central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change. This paper is majorly focusing on governance of Goal 13 of SDGs which has been a matter of multi-decadal debate. After various significant agreements on climate change, Paris agreement 2015 was adopted by countries at COP 21 in Paris which underwent a great hostility of nations. This paper also includes the economic impact of Global Warming in the world.