No country doing enough to meet goals of Paris Agreement, says climate report
The IndependentSign 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 Still no country is doing enough to keep global temperature rise well below 2C – the target set five years ago in the Paris Agreement, a new report warns. Recent moves by the Trump administration, including formally withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and scaling back federal environmental protections, put the US behind other low performers such as Saudi Arabia and Australia, the report says. Though the UK came second for climate policies, behind Sweden, it was given an official ranking of fifth, because the report authors left the first, second and third spots blank to reflect the fact that no country is currently doing enough to limit global warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels. The report tracks each country’s progress by looking at its annual emissions, its renewable energy development and its national and international climate policies.