Understanding Bangladesh’s stand in global climate change battle
Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
If human species somehow manage to survive the apocalyptic disaster of climate change, the Paris Agreement 2015 would be remembered as a remarkable achievement in the history of civilisation. After repeated failures of several UNFCC treaties including Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement emerged as the last ray of hope for humanity attracting unprecedented participation. Taking lessons from the failure of top to bottom approach of previous climate treaties, the Paris Agreement shifted towards a softer legal mechanism requiring voluntary contributions from the States.
