What you need to know about the Paris agreement

When a record-breaking 175 nations signed the Paris Agreement at the UN ceremony on April 22, Earth Day 2016 officially became one for the history books.

But with a whole bunch of technical and official-sounding terms flying around, it’s not always immediately clear what exactly is happening or why. Here’s how to answer common questions your friends – on the internet or IRL – are probably asking about what’s going on.

Read The Climate Project document - “WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PARIS AGREEMENT.”