UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had received official notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement. "The United States notified the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary, of its withdrawal, on...
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A UN spokesperson said Tuesday that the United Nation's determination on the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change remains unchanged despite the U.S. notice of withdrawal. "Our determination to move forward on the implementation of the Paris Agreement remains...
Thirteen countries submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions to the UN – including Singapore, the only Asian nation to do so – while the majority of Paris Agreement signatories missed a 10 February deadline. Countries could be holding back in light of uncertainties in a post-Trump world...
Under the UN Paris Agreement, countries committed to limiting global warming to well below 2 °C and to actively pursue a 1.5 °C limit. Yet, according to the 2018 Economics Nobel laureate William Nordhaus, these targets are economically suboptimal or unattainable and the world community shou...
Climate change has also been on the agenda at the UN General Assembly. During the meeting, a further 31 countries signed the Paris Agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement and their (un)likely impact on strengthening the ambition of nationally determined contributions (NDCs)Romain WeikmansHarro van AsseltJ. Timmons Roberts
orce by Year-End]]>A Sept. 21 United Nations session on climate change will include announcements by large countries that are expected to fuel momentum toward ratification of the Paris climate agreement by the end of 2016, a UN official said Sept. 19. Argentina and Brazil are among the ...
"The Paris Agreement is our pact with our descendants and the whole human family. This is the race of our lifetimes. We must go much faster, and much farther. It is within our power to build a future of renewable energy and green infrastructure that protects people and planet and ensures...
Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial times1. However, fossil fuels continue to dominate the global energy system and a sharp decline in their...
These were the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and COP21—the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. These frameworks and agreements set out goals and targets to address disaster, sustainable development, and the climate challenges of today. Cooperatives and mutuals have been involved in ...