How the 2015 Paris Agreement came together

Nine years after it was negotiated, the Paris Climate Agreement continues to serve as a blueprint for global environmental goals. Todd Stern, the top U.S. negotiator for the deal, outlines the years-long process it took to reach the landmark agreement in his new book, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters and What Comes Next." Stern joins CBS News to look back at the talks.

• Sep 26, 2024

U.S. joins 174 nations to sign hard-won climate pact

Ceremony at United Nations headquarters is a record-setter, but it's only the 2nd major step toward real global cooperation

• Apr 22, 2016

How on earth will poorest nations fund climate deal?

A $100 billion plan to help poor nations cope may be murkiest part of Paris pact's huge $16.5 trillion anti-pollution tab

• Dec 14, 2015

Who are the winners and losers of the COP21's climate deal?

On its face, the plan agreed to on Saturday affects just about every nation on earth -- but not all will benefit

• Dec 13, 2015

Obama hails historic deal to slow global warming

Almost every country in the world promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• Dec 12, 2015

Climate negotiators strike deal to slow global warming

Almost every country in the world promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• Dec 12, 2015

Paris climate talks go into overtime

One of the sticking points: Who should pay for damages caused by climate change?

• Dec 11, 2015

Study sees possible dip in world carbon emissions

Report of a decline in China's pollution coincides with Beijing's worst smog alert in history

• Dec 8, 2015

Why the Paris climate change talks could flop

Despite all the good intentions at the COP21 summit, a range of factors could sabotage plans to fight global warming

• Dec 3, 2015

How climate change became so politicized

Climate change is "easy to demonize," says Republican who once headed the EPA

• Dec 3, 2015

Climate-forced migration, displacement still unaddressed

Up to 760 million worldwide face forced relocation due to changes in the climate by century's end, yet there is no support for them

• Dec 2, 2015

Biz groups differ on best approach to climate change

While U.S. Chamber of Commerce fights Obama's plan to cut greenhouse gases, another major chamber wants in on the COP21 action

• Dec 1, 2015

Obama calls climate change an "imperative" despite terror threat

The president explained why the world is focusing on climate amid a terror threat before leaving the Paris climate talks

• Dec 1, 2015

Paris climate talks: What comes next?

The success of the summit largely depends on how seriously countries take the commitments they have made

• Dec 1, 2015

Paris Climate Summit: What you need to know

Representatives from around the globe are gathering for a major two-week summit on slowing global warming

• Nov 30, 2015

What can Paris climate conference hope to achieve?

More than 150 world leaders want to reach a deal to slow the pace of global warming and help poor nations deal with it, but what are realistic expectations?

• Nov 30, 2015