Speed is of the essence in order to meet the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, but with so much in need of change, government leadership and a clear vision are essential.
The science is painfully clear: to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius given that we’re already at 1.1C means slashing carbon pollution in half by 2030, and to zero by mid-century. But how to do that? What does this critical Paris Agreement target mean for our economies and our daily lives?
What, in other words, do we have to change?
“Everything,” said Henri Waisman, an expert on low-emissions development at French think tank IDDRI, and a lead author of the 2018 UN climate report that first spelled out pathways to a 1.5C world.
“And it has to be
China’s 2060 climate pledge is ‘largely consistent’ with 1.5C goal, study finds
New research has found that China’s pledge to achieve “carbon neutrality” before 2060 is “largely consistent” with the Paris Agreement’s aim of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
But, to stay below this level of warming, the country will need to aim higher than its current net-zero goal and accomplish “deep” emission reductions in the near term, the authors state.
According to the study, to hit the 1.5C goal, the world’s largest emitter would need to cut its total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and energy consumption by more than 90% and 39%, respectively, by 2050 – compared to a “no-policy” scenario where the government has not and will not impose climate policies.
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