Paris Agreement

Paris Agreement, GHG emissions and NDCs

The Paris Agreement aims to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2C above pre-industrial levels. The Agreement has been signed by 188 countries and it is practically universal.Actually, just 25 countries (shown below) comprise more than 90% of the total GHG emissions. China is the main emissor, with more than 25% of the world’s GHG emissions. Only three countries: China, United States … [Read more...] about Paris Agreement, GHG emissions and NDCs

Net zero emissions: An achievable climate target?

The Paris Agreement on Climate change aims to keep a global temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The Agreement additionally claims efforts to limit the temperature increase even further, to 1.5°C (Article 2 of the Agreement). The Paris Agreement have been signed by most of the countries of the world, with very few exceptions.Article 4 of the Agreement encourages Parties to reach global peaking … [Read more...] about Net zero emissions: An achievable climate target?