Including the closely related term paris climate.
… 1.5ºC Limit to global warming goal / target of the Paris Climate Agreement 17 Key Drivers for Action As a member of the G7 (Group of Seven) and the G20 (Group of Twenty), the UK participates in discussions and agreements related to climate change and sustainable development National Climate Change Act 2008 The Climate Change Act was passed in 2008, initially making…
… Borough Council 6 2023 Climate Emergency Response and Net Zero Strategy 2 Executive Summary The need for taking immediate and radical action on climate change and its impacts is being increasingly recognised by businesses, governments, and the public. In recognising the amount of action and the speed at which this must be done, the UK has since ratified the Paris Agreement…
… 4 Key Drivers for Action There was a global response to the threats of climate change, whereby nearly 200 Parties adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, to keep global temperature rise this century to below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels and to further pursue a goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C only…
… on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was agreed by member states to stabilise atmospheric GHG concentrations, becoming the foundational treaty to key climate-related agreements today Kyoto Protocol 1995 saw the establishment of the annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) leading to the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 Paris Agreement 2015 Paris Agreement – building on the Kyoto…
… temperature increase to 2.0°C towards the end of 21st century. COP26 which took place in Glasgow in 2021 aimed to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement UN SDGs The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include several relevant actions: Affordable and Clean Energy, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, and Climate Action…