1. Pledges to Cut Emissions Lag As Climate Talks Get Underway.
- Author
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GILLIS, JUSTIN
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CLIMATE change mitigation , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation , *EMISSIONS (Air pollution) , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation on environmental policy , *CLIMATE change & society , *ECONOMICS , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
The article discusses international negotiations to take place in Paris, France regarding emissions reduction and climate change. According to the author, the changes proposed by negotiators will not meet their own stated goal of limiting global warming to a safe level. Details on a plan recommended by expert scientists to set a cap on total greenhouse gases, which the negotiators have declined to follow, are presented. The role of global inequalities in climate change mitigation is also discussed.
- Published
- 2015