Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

To secure the livable future that children around the world deserve, we must double down, ratchet up pressure on governments, and break the power of the fossil fuel industry. Under the Paris Agreement, countries around the world have made voluntary pledges—called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs—to reduce their emissions.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Article 8 of the Paris Agreement explicitly recognizes the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change. In 2019, at COP25, the Santiago Network was established to advance technical support on loss and damage in developing countries.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

These decisions help implement and operationalize the text of the Paris Agreement, much like regulations clarify statutory law. Paris Agreement Negotiation Developments. Alongside the Leaders Summit, negotiations began on the implementation of several important matters relating to the Paris Agreement.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

As we explain below, it brings impacted parties to the table, proposes ways to address their needs, and commits the government to regularly updating its plans as the reality on the ground evolves. Can’t the government just do that without being legally forced to? That is what the Sustainable Jobs Act sets out to do. It’s a mouthful!

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HumanNature

APRIL 10, 2023

Guest Post by Kathryn Moore , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. The Paris Agreement is an international treaty adopted at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015, with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C Retrieved March 31, 2023, from [link] Aerosols: Tiny Particles, Big Impact.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction. To boost domestic supply rather than be reliant on coal, India has aggressively expanded its coal mines.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

below the baseline, a slight decrease from the 2021 reduction of 37.1% (accountable due to workers returning to the office), but still greater than the pre-pandemic 2019 reduction of 19.8%. Posted: June 7, 2023] PA Environment Digest million and reduced water consumption by 32.8% million square feet.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Instead, key figures in business, government and international bureaucracies such as the International Energy Agency are disrupting the status quo, finding new ways to make profit, while lowering global emissions. The shift will only occur when government regulations hold carbon-emitting companies accountable for emission costs.

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Although criticized for half measures and loopholes, blamed in part on the influence of petrostates, the agreement reached at the conference should be welcomed as a significant step in the move away from fossil fuels. Now all governments and businesses need to turn these pledges into real-economy outcomes, without delay.”

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Acoel

MAY 1, 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Amy Edwards As we celebrate the 54 th anniversary of Earth Day, it is hard to imagine where we will be 54 years from now. In 2019, after the United States had withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted a climate change resolution (No.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 29, 2022

Earlier this month, ocean leaders from governments, businesses and expert organizations around the world gathered for the seventh annual Our Ocean Conference in the island nation of Palau. For example, in 2019 Norway and SeaBOS joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI). © Felipe Victoria(Ocean Conservancy).

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. Despite that scrap, the takeaway remains constant — there is no hope of stopping global warming at the Paris Agreement limits of 1.5 Halting at 1.5

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

News that the Pakistan government plans to secure financing and start construction on a long-stalled 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the port city of Gwadar has triggered a debate on the direction of the country’s energy sector. Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said.

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