… to help rebuild economies from COVID-19: Invest in green jobs No bail out for polluting industries End fossil fuel subsidies Climate in all decisions Work together to recover better Leave no one behind – the transition must be fair The Paris agreement The Paris Agreement provides an opportunity for countries to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global…
… temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It entered into force on the 4th of November 2016. To achieve this long-term temperature goal, countries aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible to reach a climate neutral world by mid-century. The Paris Agreement works…
… on a 5-year cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action carried out by countries. By 2020, countries submit their plans for climate action known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In their NDCs, countries communicate actions that they will take to reduce their Greenhouse Gas emissions to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. The actions also include action on how to build resistance…
… and to adapt to the impacts of rising temperatures. Conference of the Parties In 2021, the UK hosted the 26th UN Climate change conference of the parties (COP26). The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework convention on Climate Change. If every country delivers what they pledged limiting global temperature increases by 1.5°C…
… the goals of the Paris Agreement. The report examines emissions from all aspects of society, from how energy is used to power homes, how sustainable buildings are and the materials used to build, how cities and towns are planned, transport and travel. This report is the first IPCC report to provide an in-depth assessment of how human behaviour, choices and consumption can contribute to climate change…