GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What famous goal did 195 countries affirm in Paris in 2015?
A
Reducing global temperatures by 0.5 degrees.
B
Bringing global temperatures back to pre-industrial averages.
C
Limiting warming to no more than one degree Celsius above preindustrial averages.
D
Limiting warming to “well below” two degrees Celsius above preindustrial averages.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the Paris Agreement? The Paris Agreement is the first truly global commitment to fight the climate crisis . In 2015, 195 countries and the European Union signed on to a single, sweeping agreement that aims to keep global warming to well below 2°C (3.6°F)-and make every effort to go above 1.5°C (2.7°F).

Detailed explanation-2: -It aims to help countries adapt to climate change effects, and mobilize enough finance. Under the agreement, each country must determine, plan, and regularly report on its contributions. No mechanism forces a country to set specific emissions targets, but each target should go beyond previous targets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The central objective of the Paris Agreement is its long-term temperature goal to hold global average temperature increase to “well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels”.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Agreement includes commitments from all countries to reduce their emissions and work together to adapt to the impacts of climate change, and calls on countries to strengthen their commitments over time.

Detailed explanation-5: -scale up their efforts and support actions to reduce emissions; build resilience and decrease vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change; uphold and promote regional and international cooperation.

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