Landmark UN climate report ‘agreed’ after negotiations overrun
2 years, 8 months ago

Landmark UN climate report ‘agreed’ after negotiations overrun

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists and government officials have reportedly reached agreement on the third chapter of a definitive United Nations’ climate assessment after negotiations overran the deadline. The latest installment of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report – exploring how to reduce the severity of climate impacts around the world – is expected to be made public on Monday. The climate crisis is largely driven by the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels with scientists calling for a drawdown in use to prevent even more catastrophic impacts in the coming decades. This IPCC chapter focuses on mitigation – how to reduce the painful impacts of the climate crisis, particularly for those in countries in the global south who are already facing extreme threats.

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UN climate summits turning dubious deepen crisis
3 weeks, 2 days ago

UN climate summits turning dubious deepen crisis

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The COP29 climate conference, hosted in Baku, concluded with palpable disappointment as developed nations committed to mobilising only $300 billion annually for climate action in developing countries. This disappointing outcome exemplifies a larger pattern that has emerged over the past several years with the annual climate summits consistently failing to deliver on their ambitious goals. According to the United …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 weeks ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 weeks ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation
1 month ago

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:11 A view during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Amidst rising political tensions, strong bilateral cooperation between the UK and China can provide the international leadership needed to accelerate progress on climate change this decade. Following this meeting, and to support both multilateral …

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29
1 month ago

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29

Hindustan Times  

Negotiators returned to the table late on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to salvage the COP29 climate talks, hours after dramatic walkouts by developing nations and heated protests threatened to derail the conference entirely. The draft also controversially “encourages” developing country contributions through South-South cooperation while affirming that voluntary contributions won’t affect any party’s development status - language that many …

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku
1 month ago

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. The COP29 United Nations climate change negotiations stumbled toward Friday's deadline, with a draft target of climate finance to developing nations falling far short of expectations. A key task of the UN gathering, which kicked off on Nov …

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan
1 month ago

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Welcome to an exclusive Ask Me Anything session with me, Stuti Mishra, The Independent’s Asia …

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals
1 month ago

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals

India Today  

In a landmark announcement at the COP29 summit in Baku, a coalition of nations representing 30% of global GDP and 15% of greenhouse gas emissions committed to strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to align with the 1.5°C global warming threshold. The United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates led the charge with ambitious NDC targets for 2035, signaling their …

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit

Hindustan Times  

With just days remaining at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked, with developed and developing nations still far apart on both the scale of funding and its fundamental structure, even as Argentina’s withdrawal from the talks casts a shadow over global climate cooperation. Experts say Harjeet Singh, Climate Activist and Global Engagement Director for …

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering

The Hindu  

This year’s U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight. On Friday, midway through the two-week summit, a group of former leaders, climate experts and scientists published an open letter calling for the COP process to …

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close
1 month, 1 week ago

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close

NPR  

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. BRADY: The Paris goal is to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius - that's 2.7 Fahrenheit - over preindustrial temperatures, and scientists tell us that's what's needed to …

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

LA Times  

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. “We are dragging our feet as a planet.” A letter signed by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. climate secretary Christiana Figueres and former Irish President Mary Robinson called for “a fundamental overhaul of the COP.” “We need a shift from negotiation …

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts
1 month, 1 week ago

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former high-ranking UN officials have written an open letter calling for a complete overhaul of …

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge

Live Mint  

To subscribe to this fortnightly newsletter and get it in your inbox, Dear reader, Welcome to the first issue of Mint’s newsletter on the climate crisis: Climate Change And You. He writes that unless countries act now, global GDP may decline by 10% due to climate impacts, and India may lose 5.8% of working hours and 34 million jobs due …

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters
1 month, 1 week ago

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters

Deccan Chronicle  

Azerbaijan: The 29th UN climate conference began with world leaders discussing the devastating effects of climate change and calling for urgent global action. Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis spoke on behalf of vulnerable island nations facing mounting debt from climate-related catastrophes, such as Hurricanes Dorian and Matthew, despite contributing minimally to global emissions. COP29 marks a critical point in …

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?

India Today  

The United Nations' COP29 climate summit, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, has brought together representatives from nearly 200 countries with a primary goal of brokering a landmark climate finance deal. However, the recent US election results have cast a shadow over the talks, with concerns that a potential Trump administration could halt US climate finance contributions, potentially shrinking the overall …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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1 month, 1 week ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe, of Power Shift Africa, said this summit is the “test for rich countries” to see how …

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations’ Cop29 climate summit kicks off in Azerbaijan’s capital city on Monday. Department …

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
1 month, 1 week ago

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?

Al Jazeera  

Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United Nations COP29 conference with delegates tackling ways to curb global warming. Developing nations need lots of it – up to a trillion dollars – to help reduce the impact of natural disasters, made worse by climate change. But some are questioning if the re-election in the …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?

India Today  

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Country representatives meet year round to build support for new climate action proposals ahead of the COP, where they can be agreed by consensus of all countries. While each summit is meant to advance global …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
2 months ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29
2 months, 4 weeks ago

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates, which hosted list year’s climate conference COP28, will release updated commitments to reduce emissions ahead of this year’s UN-led meeting in Azerbaijan in November, a top official said, announcing that the reductions will cover “all greenhouse gases” and “every sector of the economy, including economy”. Al Jaber urged them to submit “transformational NDCs backed …

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C

The Hindu  

“Tipping Point” is a weekly series where we dive into climate change events and the trends shaping our future. In 2015, world leaders gathered in Paris for the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP21. At the end of this conference, they adopted a legally binding agreement to limit global warming …

COP Troika urges parties to submit climate plans for 1.5 degree celsius goal
5 months ago

COP Troika urges parties to submit climate plans for 1.5 degree celsius goal

Hindustan Times  

The COP Presidencies Troika have invited early movers to submit improved, ambitious nationally determined contributions that are in keeping with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree C goal to announce their intent at the United Nations General Assembly in September. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The COP Presidencies of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 UN Climate Change Conferences had formed the COP …

IPCC work on seventh climate assessment threatened by shorter timelines | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

IPCC work on seventh climate assessment threatened by shorter timelines | Explained

The Hindu  

Established in 1988, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been bringing out climate change assessment reports on a periodic basis. The second GST is due in 2028 and submissions so far from member countries have requested the IPCC to publish its AR7 assessment reports before the stocktake. The full assessment reports – which nearly all the member countries …

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action
11 months, 1 week ago

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action

China Daily  

A person walks past a "#COP28" sign. The resolution of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, calls for a shift away from fossil fuels. When viewed from a historical perspective, the UN's efforts in combating climate change through summits have included pivotal moments such as the 1992 Rio Summit, …

Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
1 year ago

Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — as the cause of climate change …

Experts at odds over result of U.N. climate talks in Dubai: ‘Significant,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
1 year ago

Experts at odds over result of U.N. climate talks in Dubai: ‘Significant,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

LA Times  

The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — as the cause of climate change and said the world needs …

U.N. Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement
1 year ago

U.N. Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended Wednesday without a deal that explicitly calls for phasing out the fossil fuels that scientists say are rapidly destabilizing the planet’s life-support systems. The agreement, called the global stocktake, calls not for ”phasing out” fossil fuels, as dozens of nations had lobbied for, but rather “transitioning away from …

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
1 year ago

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings. “This document sends very strong messages to the world.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that …

AP PHOTOS: At UN climate talks in Dubai, moments between the meetings
1 year ago

AP PHOTOS: At UN climate talks in Dubai, moments between the meetings

Associated Press  

Almost every day at COP28, this year’s annual United Nations climate summit, an activist dons a costume of a dugong — a manatee-like creature that forages for seagrass in warm, shallow areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Climate Summit, Dec. 5, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Climate Summit, Dec. 3, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Climate Summit …

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains
1 year ago

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

Hindustan Times  

As the climate crisis talks underway in Dubai under the 28th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC enter the second week of negotiations, all eyes are set on the ministers who have arrived to make national statements. Usually, the climate crisis negotiations do not make much headway in the first week as this period is spent mostly on developing options …

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process
1 year ago

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It’s the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus. “And we’ve seen that over the years.” U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, said the practice of requiring near-unanimity could be fatal: “A small, self-interested minority of states cannot be allowed to block the progress necessary to put our entire planet on a …

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end
1 year ago

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end

Firstpost  

The draft text expresses concern over the gap between the money needed for adaptation and how much countries are getting, but it doesn’t say exactly how much money is needed for the world to adapt to climate change Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as …

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
1 year ago

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. “We’re heading into quite a political process, less access into the negotiating rooms, negotiations will go deep into the night, a number …

After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
1 year ago

After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks

The Hindu  

After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement, negotiators at a critical United Nations climate summit on December 6 finished up their first week in a more familiar place for them: the murky middle where momentum and roadblocks intertwine. We see big differences between individual states in some areas,” German climate envoy Jennifer Morgan said, “but there is …

Analysis: Emirati oil CEO leading UN COP28 climate summit lashes out as talks enter toughest stage
1 year ago

Analysis: Emirati oil CEO leading UN COP28 climate summit lashes out as talks enter toughest stage

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Emirati leading the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks walked out on stage Monday to a room full of journalists to offer a 17-minute list of what he described as the stunning successes made so far in the summit. On Sunday, The Guardian newspaper published video from the call, which included al-Jaber off-camera sounding increasingly …

Don’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate
1 year ago

Don’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope’s blessing. In the letter read by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Francis noted that almost all of the world that’s “needy” is “responsible for scarcely 10% of toxic emissions, while the gap between the opulent few …

Takeaways from Friday’s events at UN climate conference known as COP28
1 year ago

Takeaways from Friday’s events at UN climate conference known as COP28

Associated Press  

Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference, known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planet’s climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Some takeaways from Friday’s …

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change
1 year ago

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change

Firstpost  

New Delhi can serve as a bridge between wealthier nations and the Global South The COP28 summit in Dubai is the world’s biggest and most important climate meeting. New Delhi has taken centre stage to say that the burden of climate change can’t disproportionately fall on developing nations. India has submitted a report to the UN, assessing global progress on …

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action
1 year ago

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action

Hindustan Times  

There was no shortage of rhetorical fireworks as a diverse group of over 100 delegates from 61 countries met in Abu Dhabi on a pleasant Diwali morning on November 12 to press the Global South's demands on climate change. The Abu Dhabi conference focused on four key themes around climate action that have resonated during the course of the year …

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
1 year ago

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. “Let’s be inclusive of the most vulnerable Palestinians severely impacted by the war.” Still, Kenya President William Ruto said, “climate change stands out by far as the defining issue of our era.” He joined …

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention
1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in their 28th iteration in Dubai. The Paris agreement established a defining …

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change
1 year ago

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak will push for an “era of action” at the Cop28 climate conference as he highlights the UK’s …

COP28: How India plans to set the agenda at crucial climate summit in Dubai
1 year ago

COP28: How India plans to set the agenda at crucial climate summit in Dubai

India Today  

The World Climate Action Summit, the high-level segment of the COP28, is set to witness the presence of world leaders in Dubai. Addressing a special briefing on PM Modi's visit to the UAE, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Thursday said the PM Modi will also attend an event related to the Green Credits Initiative. If you recall, it was …

COP28 World Climate Action Summit: PM Modi proposes to host COP33 in 2028
1 year ago

COP28 World Climate Action Summit: PM Modi proposes to host COP33 in 2028

India TV News  

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the high-level COP28 World Climate Action Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed to host the COP33 Summit in India in 2028 and pledged to reduce emissions intensity by 45 per cent till 2030. 'India to reduce emissions intensity by 45 per cent by 2030' India is among the only few countries in …

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at U.N. summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
1 year ago

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at U.N. summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war

LA Times  

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emirati conference host Sultan Al Jaber speak at a group photo gathering for the climate summit in Dubai on Friday. “Let’s be inclusive of the most vulnerable Palestinians severely impacted by the war.” Still, Kenya President William Ruto said, “Climate change stands out by far as the …

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention
1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

LA Times  

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. These are plans by individual countries to reduce their use of oil, gas and coal, which produce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and lay out how they plan to adapt to impacts of extreme weather events. The Paris agreement established a defining goal that has guided climate discussions ever …

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