Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement 
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
As I show below, their cumulative emissions have continued to rise over the decades even as international efforts to confront climate change have been enacted through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. I’ve marked these important years with dotted lines in Figure 2.
Inside Climate News
MAY 23, 2022
By Phil McKenna Climate policies that rely on decarbonization alone are not enough to hold atmospheric warming below 2 degrees Celsius and, rather than curbing climate change, would fuel additional warming in the near term, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Despite all the work, all the dedication, of thousands of people around the world, there’s a good chance we’ll blow past the Paris Agreement’s targets. In the long run, warming will be determined by how much carbon we pump into the atmosphere before we stop. Suppose we do miss those targets?
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Plans countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement would lead to an increase in overall emissions by 2030 and that trend desperately needs to be reversed. Compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), methane doesn’t linger for long in the atmosphere after being emitted. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Although methane doesn’t linger very long in the atmosphere, increasing methane levels are particularly bad news because it packs a big punch. It is 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat on short timescales. But its short lifetime in the atmosphere is also a reason for hope.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2024
Short-lived climate forcers are pollutants, including aerosols and particulate matter, that remain in the atmosphere for a shorter period than carbon dioxide but have a potent impact on global warming and air quality. We will also tackle the outline that will guide the Methodology Report on Short-Lived Climate Forcers.
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