Name: Shrutika Garg

School: Notre Dame Academy

Country: France

Committee: Human Rights Council (HRC)

Agenda: Reworking the Paris Agreement with special reference to displacement of

indigenous population.

“The Paris agreement marks a tipping point. Going forward the world has a shared
vision that will lead inexorably to investors moving away from fossil fuels and towards
a future powered by low carbon energy. Investors will encourage every country keen
to build a sustainable economy to develop a long-term low-emissions development
strategy, including carbon pricing schemes, so that investors know ambition levels
over the short, medium- and long-term.”
-Philippe Defosses, Director Of French Pension Fund Erafp

Introduction
France is the oldest and largest country of Europe, in western Europe. The country of France was
founded on 22nd of September 1792 by Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve and joined the UN in 1945. It is
part of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and a EU (European Union} member since
1958. The population of France is over 65 million people and they have their own language which is
French.

Introduction to the Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international climate change treaty. It was approved by
196 Parties at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 21) in Paris on December 12,
2015, and went into effect on November 4, 2016.

Its goal is to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, rather 1.5 degrees Celsius,
compared to pre-industrial levels.

Countries want to attain a global peak in greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible in order to
succeed in climate neutrality by mid-century.

The Paris Accord is a watershed moment in the international climate change procedure because it
is the first time that a legally binding agreement binds all nations together in a common cause to
combat climate change.

France’s Policy with respect to the climate change

France has set a law, to have a net-0 atmospheric greenhouse gas emission through 2050,
developing bans, incentives, and quotas on transportation, housing, and intake supposed to
decrease greenhouse gas emissions and reduce waste.

France has a completely bold environmental coverage agenda, aimed at decreasing greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions while additionally addressing nearby air and water pollution, waste management,
and biodiversity conservation.
A multi-year energy plan was authorized in 2020, together with a 10-year energy plan demanding
that biogas accounts for 7 to 10% of gas intake by 2030. France additionally intends to spend €7 to
€9 billion in subsidies to boost the manufacturing of renewable gas.

Sealed by the Government of France: