Since AR5, climate action has grown at all levels of governance as well as among non-governmental organisations, small and large enterprises, and citizens. Two international agreements-the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development- jointly provide overarching goals for climate action. The 2015 Paris Agreement frames direct local, national and private sector actions aligned with long-term goals addressing mitigation, adaptation and finance. For mitigation, the agreement calls for 'holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2ºC above pre-industrial levels', 'pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C' and 'reaching net zero greenhouse gas  emissions in the second half of this century' . For adaptation, the agreement calls for 'increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience' , as well as having a dedicated 'global goal on adaptation' . For finance, the agreement seeks to make 'financial flows consistent with a pathway towards low GHG emissions and climate resilient development'.
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