UN Climate Change Conference in nine points

A total of 196 countries are expected to sign a new agreement on climate that will determine the fate of the world in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, which will be held between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12 in Le Bourget, a commune in the northeast suburbs of Paris.

Daily Hürriyet has reviewed nine critical points about the conference, focusing on its objective and significance both for the world and our daily lives.

1. Who are the participants?

More than 80 heads of state confirmed their attendance, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leaders will strive to prevent a failure in terms of climate change, like the U.N.'s previous climate summit in 2009 at Copenhagen, which was criticized for its disorganization and weak political statement. The conference will also host an estimated 40,000 people and tens of thousands of climate activists from around the world with alternative summits and events.

2. What is the objective of the conference?

According to a 2014 report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the total amount of greenhouse gas emission must be stay within 2,900 gigatons during the period of 1870 to now, in order to keep global temperature average increase below 2 centigrade degrees as the world has consumed two thirds of the carbon budget as of 2011.

An annual $100 billion investment is needed for low carbon electricity and energy efficiency by 2030 to stay below 2 degrees Celsius.

The most critical point for the COP 21 will be reaching an international agreement that will secure the 2 degrees Celsius limit...