<P> The Paris Agreement ( French : Accord de Paris ) , Paris climate accord or Paris climate agreement , is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation , adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020 . The language of the agreement was negotiated by representatives of 196 parties at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Paris and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015 . As of August 2017 , 195 UNFCCC members have signed the agreement , 160 of which have ratified it . </P>
<P> The Paris Agreement ( French : Accord de Paris ) , Paris climate accord or Paris climate agreement , is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation , adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020 . The language of the agreement was negotiated by representatives of 196 parties at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC in Paris and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015 . As of August 2017 , 195 UNFCCC members have signed the agreement , 160 of which have ratified it . </P>
how many countries have joined the paris agreement
how many countries have joined the paris agreement
160
160