# Germany ratifies the Paris Agreement

Date: 2016

Germany deposited ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2016. [Merkel](/people/angela-merkel) had backed the 2015 deal. Ratification is a completed treaty act, not a 1.5 degree delivery.

## People

- Angela Merkel: https://factrail.ai/people/angela-merkel

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-7-d&chapter=27
- https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-paris-agreement-2016