The Paris Agreement: Promises, Pitfalls, and Progress

SUMMARY - The Paris Agreement: Promises, Pitfalls, and Progress

The Paris Agreement of 2015 marked a breakthrough in international climate cooperation—or so it was celebrated. For the first time, nearly all nations committed to climate action. The goal of limiting warming to well below 2°C, and pursuing 1.5°C, was enshrined in international law. But nearly a decade on, the promises haven't delivered the progress needed. The gap between what Paris promised and what the world is achieving reveals both the agreement's achievements and its fundamental limitations.

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