No talk on climate change can be complete without the mention of greenhouse gas emissions. Maintaining a 1.5 degree Celsius increase or less means a milder impact on ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as fewer extreme weather events. These temperature goals have their roots in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. This was a goal set by the Paris Agreement to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels. What is the big deal about this 1.5 degree Celsius? The Kyoto Protocol only binds developed countries, and places a heavier burden on them under the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities”, because it recognises that they are largely responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere.
The Kyoto Protocol operationalises the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialised countries and economies in transition to limit and cut greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets. Currently, there are 192 parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted on 11 December 1997 but owing to a complex ratification process, it entered into force on 16 February 2005. The agreement also wants signing nations to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The main goal of the Paris agreement is to limit global heating to “well below” two degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while “pursuing efforts” to stay within the lower, safer threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius. Signed in 2015, it is an international treaty that committed 195 signing nations to meeting climate targets. More than 120 world leaders are expected to attend, with more than 25,000 delegates from 197 countries, in the biggest diplomatic event on British soil since World War II. The meeting will bring together world leaders, scientists, NGOs and activists to push towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. It stands for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. In an effort to make things easier and to help you sound like an expert, here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used.įirst off, let’s start with the name of the summit itself. As world leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October–12 November for the COP26 Summit, there will be a lot of technical lingo being used. Climate change this and climate change that.
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