The Paris Agreement Demands Climate Action

11
Oct
2021
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For articles and references, see www.oecdobserver.org/climatechange The timely implementation of the EU climate and energy framework by 2030 was seen as an important sign of the EU`s commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement. Ministers also stressed the importance of swift ratification of the agreement. NRDC is working to make the Global Climate Action Summit a success by inspiring more ambitious commitments for the historic 2015 agreement and strengthened initiatives to reduce pollution. Dutch Environment Minister and Council President Sharon Dijksma and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič sign the agreement on behalf of the EU at a high-level ceremony in New York, USA. And the agreement includes an obligation for countries to announce their next round of targets every five years, unlike the Kyoto Protocol, which aimed at this target but did not contain a specific requirement to achieve it. In 2015, at the COP21 climate change conference in Paris, world leaders agreed on a global agreement on tackling climate change. Nearly 200 countries have pledged to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels – or below 1.5°C if possible. But little has been done so far. (a) maintain the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and endeavour to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels, while recognising that this would significantly reduce the risks and effects of climate change; Since Trump`s announcement, it`s been the United States…

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