What the Paris Agreement means for Germany's climate action

This briefing analyzes the implications of the Paris Agreement's long-term global climate goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in Germany, specifically focusing on the transition to 1.5°C scenarios.

• The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015 by nearly 200 countries, sets global temperature goals to keep the increase 'well below 2°C' above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the century.
• The goals of the Paris Agreement necessitate increased efforts for greenhouse gas emissions reductions within Germany, as the agreement's phrasing exceeds previous political consensus.
• Due to a lack of sufficient literature on 1.5°C scenarios specifically for Germany, the analysis utilized global scenarios and the total CO2 budget for 1.5°C to determine the requirements for enhanced actions.

APA

NewClimate Institute (n.d.). What the Paris Agreement means for Germany's climate action. http://www.newclimate.org/what-we-do/projects/what-the-paris-agreement-means-for-germanys-climate-action

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. What the Paris Agreement means for Germany's climate action. n.d. http://www.newclimate.org/what-we-do/projects/what-the-paris-agreement-means-for-germanys-climate-action.

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BibTeX

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