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to 2 o C in line with the goals of the ParisAgreement. But, in 2013, the parties to the London Protocol adopted an amendment that is intended to be. The 2013 amendment has not yet entered into force. First, the 2013 amendment has not yet entered into force, as it has only been adopted by six London Protocol Parties.
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