... is expected to ratify it in 2019). The document calls for capping the rise in temperatures at no more than 2
°
C compared to the pre-industrial period, preferably at 1.5°C if at all possible. However, unlike the Kyoto Protocol that came before, the Paris Agreement does not impose obligations on all the signatory countries; rather, it merely determines the procedure for declaring so-called nationally determined contributions, which are each nation’s emission reduction plans. The countries
develop
...
... expert and the academic communities continue to discuss the results of the Paris Conference. In particular, in August 2016, the British analytical center Chatham House published a report by John and Beth Mitchells “Paris Mismatches. The Impact of the COP21 Climate Change Negotiations on the Oil and Gas Industries.” This is not the first report dedicated to the consequences of
the Paris agreement
. The Mitchells’ report offers a well-structured explication of the consequences the agreement will have for two interconnected sectors which are of particular significance for Russia’s economy.
The leading countries’ goals
Paris ...
... United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015
[1]
.
When the 21st Conference on Climate Change in Paris (COP21) and the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol held from November 30 to December 11 last year approved the ... ... needed to reduce climate change-related threats and stabilize concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG).
As the depositary of the Paris Agreement, the UN Secretary General invited the world leaders to the next April 22 opening ceremony for the signing of the ...