2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference The 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference was an international meeting of political leaders and activists to discuss environmental issues. It was held in Marrakech, Morocco, on 7-18 November 2016. The conference incorporated the twenty-second Conference of the Parties (COP22), the twelfth meeting of the parties for the Kyoto Protocol (CMP12), and the first meeting of the parties for the Paris Agreement (CMA1). The purpose of the conference was to discuss and implement plans about combatting climate change and to "[demonstrate] to the world that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is underway". Participants
Climate change in the United States same time, Trump administration shut down the United States Environmental Protection Agency's climate change web pages, because President Trump claims that climate change is not real. According to United Nations, Paris Agreement is a global agreement that response to the climate change issue and impacts. Countries are trying to control the greenhouse gases emission and keep the global temperature rise below 2 degree Celsius. Dropping out the agreement is actually impact the economics of United States instead of boosting it. For example, President Trump states dropping out the agreement can create more job opportunities to the United States people, like