Study addresses the connection between technology development and emissions-reduction policies
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 07:31
in Earth & Climate
In December 2015, much of the world celebrated when 195 nations plus the European Union reached an agreement to address climate change and pledged to meet nationally determined emissions-reduction targets at the United Nations climate talks in Paris. But many experts have observed that the national targets in the Paris Agreement aren't sufficiently aggressive to meet the goal of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. Moreover, they worry that some countries won't be willing—or able—to meet their targets.