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The Claim

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Paris, resulted in the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

The Short Version

The claim is directly and unambiguously confirmed by primary institutional sources. The UNFCCC's official COP 21 decisions, the UN Treaty Collection, and multiple corroborating documents all record that the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015, at the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris. The distinction between formal adoption and later entry into force does not affect the claim's accuracy, as it asserts only adoption.

Caveats

  • 'Adoption' at COP21 refers to the formal decision (Decision 1/CP.21) approving the treaty text; the Agreement's legal force came later through signature, ratification, and entry into force on November 4, 2016.
  • The 'UN Climate Change Conference' label encompasses multiple bodies; the formal adoption was an act of the Conference of the Parties (COP), operating within that broader umbrella.

The Receipts

  1. COP 21 - Decisions - UNFCCC

    UNFCCC

  2. The Paris Agreement | UNFCCC

    UNFCCC

  3. Draft Paris Outcome - UNFCCC

    UNFCCC

  4. 7. d Paris Agreement - UNTC

    United Nations Treaty Collection

  5. ADOPTION OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT. Proposal by the President.

    UNFCCC

  6. History of the Convention - UNFCCC

    UNFCCC

  7. Paris Climate Change Conference - December 2015

    UNFCCC

  8. Paris Agreement - Text adopted by the COP in Paris

    UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)

  9. ADOPTION OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT - Proposal by the President

    UNFCCC

  10. Paris climate change conference (COP21/CMP11)

    European Commission

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