Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 31, 2024
That’s because countries previously agreed under the Paris Agreement that, by the end of 2024, they would decide on the new quantum of climate finance for lower-income countries, building on the previous target of $100 billion/year. Here’s what’s on the agenda at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and why it matters.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
Sharp r eductions needed in gas generation to meet US climate goals Under the Paris Agreement, the United States has committed to reducing heat-trapping emissions to 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and to reaching net zero emissions no later than 2050.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. It shows a world dangerously off track and careening toward a temperature increase of around 2.5?C
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Riding on one of the city’s “100% electric zero emission” buses, I noticed that much of the public lighting is solar powered. Over the next two weeks, COP22 will bring together delegates from 197 countries to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement, reached last December. In her opening address, Ms. According to Ms.
A Greener Life
JUNE 30, 2023
Last year a total of 266 gigawatts (GW) of renewables was installed, with solar power leading the field. The President of the Energy Institute, a UK-based body, Juliet Davenport said : “Despite further strong growth in wind and solar in the power sector, overall global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions increased again.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 17, 2024
Remember that in 2015 – ah, those heady days of climate action – the Paris Agreement estimated that the world would need to spend a paltry $6 trillion a year to meet climate thresholds signed there. The short story: Climate change is on track to cost the global economy $38 trillion a year in damages within the next 25 years.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 2, 2023
In its pledge to the Paris Agreement on climate change, known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC), Argentina committed to limiting its net emissions in 2030 to 349 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
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