Paris Agreement To Shape Cayman's Climate Change Policies

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 21st Conference of the Parties, which took place in Paris this month, resulted in a historic treaty – 'the Paris Agreement' – between 195 nations to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future.

The Paris Agreement attempts to offer protection to small low-lying islands such as the Cayman Islands, by laying out plans to keep global warming to "well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels" and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Minister of Environment Wayne Panton says the agreement will provide a guiding framework for Cayman on further steps to reduce its carbon footprint.