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New Study Says World Must Cut Short-Lived Climate Pollutants as Well as Carbon Dioxide to Meet Paris Agreement Goals

Inside Climate News

By Phil McKenna Climate policies that rely on decarbonization alone are not enough to hold atmospheric warming below 2 degrees Celsius and, rather than curbing climate change, would fuel additional warming in the near term, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes.

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues Producing Heat-Trapping Emissions that Drive Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

As I show below, their cumulative emissions have continued to rise over the decades even as international efforts to confront climate change have been enacted through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. I’ve marked these important years with dotted lines in Figure 2.

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Recent developments on carbon dioxide removal: Increasing policy support but governance issues remain

Law Columbia

Support for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is growing globally. In its Sixth Assessment Report , released last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach net-zero by the early 2050s to limit warming to 1.5 By Carolina Arlota and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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COP28 Global Methane Pledge Efforts Still Not Enough

Union of Concerned Scientists

Plans countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement would lead to an increase in overall emissions by 2030 and that trend desperately needs to be reversed. Compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), methane doesn’t linger for long in the atmosphere after being emitted. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

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Never Give Up. Never Surrender.

Legal Planet

Despite all the work, all the dedication, of thousands of people around the world, there’s a good chance we’ll blow past the Paris Agreement’s targets. In the long run, warming will be determined by how much carbon we pump into the atmosphere before we stop. Suppose we do miss those targets?

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Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close

Union of Concerned Scientists

Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.

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COP27 Global Methane Pledge Efforts Are Not Enough

Union of Concerned Scientists

Although methane doesn’t linger very long in the atmosphere, increasing methane levels are particularly bad news because it packs a big punch. It is 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat on short timescales. But its short lifetime in the atmosphere is also a reason for hope.