Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Globally, the circulation of the atmosphere, which governs where weather patterns set up, would change in intensity. The scientists call on the leaders of these countries to use their international standing to push world governments to take drastic steps to cut the release of heat-trapping emissions and stay close to the 1.5-degree
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 31, 2024
COP is far from just a showy conference – it is an important forum that has created agreements and momentum which over the past three decades have measurably reduced the severity of climate change. Before the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, the world was on track for a catastrophic four degrees of warming. Who attends COP?
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Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Countries committed to a principle of fairness when they signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, acknowledging that those who have profited for decades from oil, gas and coal had a responsibility to deliver funds to the countries least responsible, yet most impacted by climate change.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). to 2 o C in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. In 2022, the parties agreed to evaluate those four approaches, and how they should be governed. seaweed) for carbon storage.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 6, 2025
During the Hangzhou plenary, governments had the opportunity to review and adjust the draft outlines developed at earlier expert meetings. This debate is not just technicalit is deeply tied to ethics, governance, and the role of the IPCC in assessing emerging technologies.
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
When countries signed the Paris Agreement back in 2015, they agreed to centre equity in how we tackle the climate crisis. Even worse, oil and gas companies operating in Canada have huge plans to expand the production of fossil fuels – and governments in Canada are letting them do it. This is a matter of justice, not charity.
A Greener Life
JULY 27, 2025
Delivered by the court’s president, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, the ruling stated that this obligation also includes the target set out in the Paris Agreement of 2015, to limit warming to 1.5 The ICJ refers to the ozone layer treaties, the Biodiversity Convention, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement as examples.
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