Heads of state pose for a group photo during the COP21 climate summit in Paris.
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In a global first, almost 200 of the world’s nations have agreed upon basic principles to address climate change-each agreeing to voluntarily help reduce the amount of Greenhouse gases – like carbon dioxide and methane- emitted by their countries.
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In a statement from the White House Saturday evening, United States President Barack Obama called the agreement “the best chance we’ve had to save the one planet that we’ve got”. The deal agreed upon in Paris guarantees to limit temperature rose to 2.7 degrees Celsius, but the long-term goal is to bring it down to 2 degrees Celsius.
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However, Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the climate change agreement is weak and unambitious as it does not include any meaningful targets and has discharged developed nations from their historical responsibility. By some point after 2050, the agreement says, man-made emissions should be reduced to a level that forests and oceans can absorb.
The accord sends a clear signal that the global economy is shifting to low-emission growth and contains strong accountability and transparency measures, he said.
Mr Obama admitted the agreement was not flawless but added: “Together, we’ve shown what’s possible when the world stands as one”.
The agreement acknowledges “the need to promote universal access to sustainable energy in developing countries, in particular in Africa, through the enhanced deployment of renewable energy”, but does not otherwise make any reference to any specific energy technology.
Calling the Paris climate deal “a health insurance policy for the planet”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged governments to waste no time in delivering on their commitments to fight global warming.
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Other critical parts of the agreement, like emissions benchmarks and billions of dollars in climate aid from developed countries, were left out of the legally-binding section of the agreement. First thing, the deal calls for countries to work towards limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial times. Future national plans will be required to be no less ambitious than existing ones, meaning that the INDCs have in effect become a foundation for more ambitious action in future.
