International environmental agreements (IEAs) are signed treaties that regulate or manage human impact on the environment in an effort to protect it. The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change.There will be a synthesis topic each week but students are required to complete only 8. (out of 12) over the course of the semester. So far, no action affecting trade and taken under an international environmental agreement has been challenged in the GATT-WTO system. Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. Phoenicians have a unique understanding of our relationship with our environment. Therefore, all need to be resolved if we want a viable future.