by
The
map
above
shows
which
countries
are
currently
meeting
their
Paris
2016
climate
goals
(hint
it’s
none
of
them).
Instead
the
map
below
shows
how
close
various
countries
are
doing
to
meet
their
goals:
The
map
above
comes
from
Climate
Action
Tracker,
and
tracks
how
certain
countries
are
doing
relative
to
their
Paris
Climate
Agreements.
⚫
–
Critically
Insufficient
🔴
–
Highly
Insufficient
🟠
–
Insufficient
🟡
–
Almost
Sufficient
🟢
–
1.5°C
Paris
Agreement
Compatible
List
of
countries:
-
Critically
Insufficient- Argentina
- Indonesia
-
Iran
(Islamic
Republic
of) - Mexico
-
Russian
Federation -
Saudi
Arabia - Thailand
- Türkiye
-
Viet
Nam
-
Highly
Insufficient- China
- Egypt
- India
-
New
Zealand - Singapore
-
South
Korea
-
Insufficient- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- EU
- Germany
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Peru
- Philippines
-
South
Africa - Switzerland
- UAE
- USA
-
United
Kingdom
-
Almost
Sufficient- Bhutan
- Chile
-
Costa
Rica - Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Norway
-
The
Gambia
-
1.5°C
Paris
Agreement
Compatible
What
did
countries
agree
to?
The
Paris
Climate
Agreement,
adopted
in
December
2015
and
entering
into
force
in
November
2016,
is
a
landmark
accord
under
the
United
Nations
Framework
Convention
on
Climate
Change
(UNFCCC).
It
aims
to
strengthen
the
global
response
to
the
threat
of
climate
change.
Below
are
the
key
commitments
and
objectives
that
countries
agreed
to:
Main
Goals
-
Limit
global
temperature
rise:
Countries
committed
to
keeping
the
global
average
temperature
increase
below
2°C
above
pre-industrial
levels,
while
pursuing
efforts
to
limit
it
to
1.5°C. -
Peak
global
emissions
as
soon
as
possible:
Nations
agreed
to
work
towards
rapidly
peaking
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
recognizing
that
this
will
take
longer
for
developing
nations. -
Achieve
net-zero
emissions:
Parties
aim
to
balance
anthropogenic
emissions
by
sources
and
removals
by
sinks
of
greenhouse
gases
in
the
second
half
of
this
century.
In
simpler
terms,
the
goal
is
to
reach
net-zero
emissions
around
or
after
mid-century.
Nationally
Determined
Contributions
(NDCs)
-
Individual
country
plans:
Each
country
submitted
its
own
climate
action
plan,
called
a
Nationally
Determined
Contribution,
outlining
how
it
intends
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions. -
Review
and
update
cycle:
Countries
agreed
to
review
and
update
their
NDCs
every
five
years,
aiming
for
progressively
stronger
targets. -
Transparency:
A
transparency
framework
was
established
to
ensure
accurate
tracking
and
reporting
of
progress,
allowing
comparisons
and
assessments
of
collective
efforts.
Financial
and
Technical
Support
-
Climate
finance:
Developed
countries
reaffirmed
their
intention
to
provide
financial
resources
to
assist
developing
nations
in
mitigation
and
adaptation.
The
initial
goal
was
to
mobilize
USD
100
billion
per
year
by
2020,
with
plans
to
extend
and
enhance
this
beyond
2025. -
Capacity
building:
The
agreement
emphasizes
support
for
training
and
technical
cooperation,
particularly
for
countries
with
limited
resources
to
tackle
climate
change. -
Technology
development
and
transfer:
Mechanisms
were
set
up
to
promote
clean
technology
development
and
facilitate
transfer
of
climate-friendly
technologies
to
countries
in
need.
Global
Stocktake
Every
five
years,
starting
in
2023,
there
is
a
collective
assessment
of
global
progress
(known
as
the
“Global
Stocktake”)
to
determine
whether
the
world
is
on
track
to
meet
the
Paris
Agreement
goals.
The
results
are
intended
to
inform
countries
as
they
update
their
climate
targets
and
policies.
Long-Term
Impact
The
Paris
Agreement
marked
the
first
time
virtually
all
nations
committed
to
a
specific
climate
goal.
Though
the
pledges
vary
in
ambition,
the
structure
encourages
a
gradual
ratcheting
up
of
commitments
over
time,
with
the
ultimate
aim
of
avoiding
the
worst
impacts
of
climate
change.
However
as
the
maps
above
show,
there
is
still
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done.
What
do
you
think
about
the
US
pulling
out
of
the
agreement
for
a
second
time?
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