About a third of all human greenhouse emissions in history have happened since 1997, when world leaders adopted the Kyoto Protocol with an ambition of limiting such pollution.
Climate Targets Must Be Realistic and Demand the Impossible
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(Bloomberg Opinion) What will come of the array of ambitious (and not-so-ambitious) targets announced by world leaders at President Joe Bidenâs climate summit?
(Bloomberg Opinion) What will come of the array of ambitious (and not-so-ambitious) targets announced by world leaders at President Joe Bidenâs climate summit?
Itâs tempting to think, âNot enough.â Talk is cheap; actions are expensive. About a third of all the greenhouse emissions from human activities in history have happened since 1997, when world leaders adopted the Kyoto Protocol with an ambition of limiting such pollution. In the words of activist Greta Thunberg to a U.S. congressional committee Thursday, âWeâre not so naive that we believe that things will be solved by countries and companies making vague, distant insufficient targets.