In 2012, average emissions from the developed regions were about 10 metric tons of carbon dioxide per person per year, compared to about 3 metric tons in the developing regions. Emissions per unit of economic output were slightly higher in the developing regions (0.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide per dollar of economic output) compared to developed regions (0.3 kilograms). At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Paris in December 2015, participants will work to forge an agreement on a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force that will apply to all Parties to the Convention. This would provide a framework for strengthening international action to mitigate climate change.