Let's Reframe: By Degrees

The Paris Climate Accord

1. An agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) that deals with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in 2020;

2. Was adopted by consensus and signed by 195 UNFCC members on December 12, 2015.  159 nations have ratified it;

3. Aims to hold
 the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change;

4. Seeks to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production;

5. Makes finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development;

6. Is voluntary, doesn't tell countries how to accomplish their goals, and is technically doable - - The US target of 26-28% reductions by 2025 will be impossible, however, with President Trump's current policies;

7. Asks richer countries to help poorer countries who seek to grow their economies but are threatened by the worst impacts of climate change - - flooding, droughts, food shortages and political instability. The agreement suggests wealthy countries, including the US, pledge $100 billion a year to poorer countries by 2020;

(Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement & https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/6/1/15724162/trump-paris-climate-agreement-explained-briefly)
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