What is the Paris agreement and why does 1.5C matter?

The Paris agreement is at the heart of the international commitment to tackle rising global temperatures. It came into force ...
Heartland

Climate Change Weekly # 535 — Paris Climate Treaty Is Going Down

With history as a guide and two months to prepare for the announcement, there was relatively little wailing and gnashing of teeth when President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the ...
The National Interest

Paris Climate Agreement

That the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties 26 (COP26) went into overtime after two weeks of negotiations revealed once again that the issue of “climate change” is...
The Conversation

As the Paris climate agreement turns ten, it’s showing its age

Lisa Vanhala has received funding from the European Research Council and she has consulted for the United Nations Environment Program Copenhagen Climate Center, 3IE and the Adaptation Fund Technical ...
Heartland

Climate Change Weekly # 563—COP 30 Week Two: Paris Agreement Failure Redux

In last week’s CCW I discussed why I thought no true progress in the effort to halt climate change will result from any agreement(s) ultimately produced at COP 30 in Belem, Brazil. I also ...
UNFCCC

Türkiye appoints Samed Ağırbaş as COP31 Climate High-Level Champion

COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum today appointed Samed Ağırbaş as Climate High-Level Champion ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP31) in Antalya in November. While diplomats work on ...