The Paris Agreement demands climate action

Climate Impacts of the Paris Agreement

Climate Protection Demands Action

Growing climate change constitutes one of the most pressing challenges of our times. As resources become increasingly scare and the demand for energy grows in expanding economies, it is vital that the discussion on climate protection and sustainable development strategies be placed at the top of societal and political agendas worldwide. The benchmark for all efforts must be the well-being of co...

Climate Govern a Nce a Fter the Paris Agreement

In November 2016, UCL’s Global Governance Institute (GGI) hosted over 30 leading international practitioners and scholars in the field of climate change law, governance and policy for a workshop on the Paris Agreement and its potential to drive forward effective climate governance. The event was supported by the French Embassy in London as part of its Conference-Débat series. UCL Grand Challeng...

Opinion: In the wake of Paris Agreement, scientists must embrace new directions for climate change research.

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau...

Implication of Paris Agreement in the context of long-term climate mitigation goals

The Paris Agreement confirmed the global aim to achieve a long-term climate goal, in which the global increase in mean temperature is kept below 2 °C compared to the preindustrial level. We investigated the implications of the near-term emissions targets (for around the year 2030) in the context of the long-term climate mitigation goal using the Asia-Pacific Integrated Model framework. To achie...