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Future Shock

Legal Planet

The Paris agreement calls for capping warming as near as possible to 1.5° Most of that discussion was at a very general level. It’s worth taking a closer look at some key findings and their policy implications. Here, I want to focus on several key points in the report. for avoiding dangerous warming. C in the near?

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This Climate Debate is a lot of Hot Air

Legal Planet

Is there social science data that suggests simply studying geoengineering would deter societies from pursuing urgently needed emissions reductions? degree Celsius targets set by the Paris Agreement, what other policies are available? If we overshoot the 1.5 If not, does that assuage the concerns of some opponents?

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Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”

Frontiers

Lead author Dr Phil Williamson, honorary reader in UEA’s School of Environmental Sciences, said: “We have looked into the processes involved in carbon removal and there are just too many uncertainties.

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Better policy monitoring required to underpin decarbonisation

Environmental Europe

The success of the Paris Agreement depends on the effective monitoring of climate policy measures. The signatories of the 2015 Paris Agreement not only agreed to limit global warming to well below two degrees, but each country also put forward concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gases and secure financial support.

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The Fuss about Methane

Legal Planet

Even the Paris Rulebook specifies 100-year GWPs, although it also authorizes the use of other metrics (i.e., And of course, since the Paris Agreement does not specify any binding control levels, the choice of metric does not yet directly affect regulations. shorter time-horizon GWPs).

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Frontiers is gearing up for COP28 to address the climate emergency 

Frontiers

within reach – so we can meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. COP28 will provide a milestone opportunity for the world to come together, course correct, and drive progress to keep 1.5C It will be a pivotal moment for the world to unite around tangible climate action and deliver realistic solutions.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. Degrees which might look relevant – environmental engineering or environmental science, for example – still focus on handling air and water pollution, with few if any classes on carbon topics.

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