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Do Paris Agreement Temperature Goals Address Sea Level Rise and Climate Justice?

Union of Concerned Scientists

In the study, we found that political power dynamics shape international negotiations, that the Paris Agreement temperature goal doesn’t fully account for the dangers of sea level rise, and that climate justice requires fully considering diverse views and experiences of climate change.

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World Bank’s Sector Notes Lack Sufficient Detail to Ensure Full Paris Agreement Alignment

NRDC

The World Bank Group "Paris Alignment" methodology is a mixed picture that encourages the consideration of the needed sectoral transitions but will require more details to fully align with the Paris Agreement.

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Including all types of emissions shortens timeline to reach Paris Agreement temperature targets

Environmental News Bits

Countries around the world pledged in the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 Read the full story from the University of Washington. degrees Celsius, or, at most, 2 degrees Celsius.

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Rising Seas, Rising Stakes: The Case for an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Heat-trapping emissions are continuing to rise while the gap between what is needed to keep Paris Agreement goals in reach and adapt to ongoing climate impacts is ever-widening. My research looks at issues of climate justice internationally, particularly as they relate to sea level rise and the Paris Agreement.

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Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows

Environmental News Bits

In recent years, they have added visions for how climate change might be addressed, including scenarios that they claim are consistent with the international … Continue reading Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows.

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World Bank Report Calls for Reform of Environmentally Impactful Subsidies

Environment + Energy Leader

Annually, countries spend six times more on subsidizing fossil fuel consumption than their commitments under the Paris Agreement.

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The U.S. Falls Behind Majority of the World in Reducing CO2 Emissions: The Case for Rejoining the Paris Agreement.

Climate Change Blawg

Falls Behind Majority of the World in Reducing CO2 Emissions: The Case for Rejoining the Paris Agreement. Note you can also download this article as a Word Document or PDF with full footnotes/endnotes below the post. On November 4, […]. The post The U.S.