The Paris Agreement is not enough to prevent catastrophic warming from "summary" of The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
The Paris Agreement, despite its ambition and global collaboration, falls short of the mark when it comes to averting catastrophic warming. The agreement's goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius, with an aspirational target of 1.5 degrees, is simply not enough to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. The reality is that even if every country meets its commitments under the Paris Agreement, we are still on track for a world that is several degrees warmer than it is today. The Paris Agreement relies heavily on voluntary pledges from individual countries, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These pledges are not legally binding and are often not ambitious enough to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the collective impact of these NDCs is insufficient to keep global temperatures from rising to dang...
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