Abstract

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) highlights eight key criteria for ensuring that an agreement at the COP21 in Paris avoids highly dangerous climate change. The focus is on mitigation and climate finance required in order to respect the 2oC upper limit. The SDSN does underscore, however, that a Paris agreement will need to cover a broader agenda, including adaptation to climate change, technology transfer, accountability, transparency, differentiation, and the appropriate legal form of an agreement.