Ms Rachel A. G. Reyes’ contention in her article (MT, Dec. 16) that the Paris Agreement is “legally binding” is wrong. It is not.

One reason the negotiators had to work overtime was the discovery on the last day that a “shall” instead of a “should” had crept into the draft of the final document.

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