US EditionParis Agreement Turns 10 as Heat Rises Faster than Global Action
- On Friday the Paris Agreement marks its 10th anniversary after adoption on December 12, 2015, and entry into force on November 4, 2016; scientists say it altered projected warming by 2100 but emissions still rise and the 1.5C goal is "out of reach".
- The Paris framework requires regular strengthening of pledges and financial support, but national rollbacks favoring oil and gas and the United States’ planned withdrawal in January 2026 strain implementation.
- At 1.5C, about 90 percent of coral reefs may die, rising to 99 percent at 2C, while Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas with recovery still incomplete.
- A new adaptation finance timetable delays full implementation until 2035, later than developing countries sought, and negotiators altered expert indicators, requiring another two-year process to restore them.
- The IPCC notes high uncertainty about when tipping points might occur and incorporates indigenous and local knowledge to challenge economic models; experts urge political leaders to back rhetoric with action to limit cryosphere tipping risks.
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The Paris Agreement 10 Years Later: Progress, Gaps, and the Urgent Road Ahead
Ten years ago today, world leaders met in Paris and signed one of the most ambitious global pacts of our time: the Paris Agreement, a legally binding pledge to confront the climate crisis together. Born out of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and formally implemented a few months later on Earth Day 2016, the breakthrough agreement united nearly every nation in the world around a shared goal of limiting global warming wel…
Ten years ago – on December 12, 2015 – the world's countries agreed on the Paris Agreement. But how has the agreement actually worked, and will it hold up in the future? “So far, it has clearly been beneficial. But now it's getting tougher,” says researcher Naghmeh Nasiritousi.
The world is getting warmer, emissions continue to rise despite climate targets, and fossil fuels are persistent, while the cost of green technologies is falling dramatically, and renewable energies and electric cars are becoming more and more popular.
Geographer at Rennes University 2, Vincent Dubreuil co-chairs the Breton High Council for Climate. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, he takes stock of the challenges facing Brittany.
The objective of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees as far as possible is no longer achievable. Ten years after the Paris Convention, the question arises: Has the historic agreement achieved anything at all?
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