Paris agreement Flashcards
1
Q
Paris Agreement date
A
Signed 2015, went into affect 2016
2
Q
Paris agreement goals
A
Prevent global temperatures from rising 2* Celsius (3.6 F), and ideally limiting them to 1.5* (2.7 F)
3
Q
Temperature rise since industrial Revolution
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More than 1* (1.8 F)
4
Q
Voluntary pledge results
A
If countries fulfill their voluntary pledges the global temperature increase will be 3*C by 2100
5
Q
Emissions continuing on current trajectory
A
3.3*C global temperature increase by 2100
