EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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They tend to be only aims and promises and not firm commitments
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Some of the largest carbon emitters in the world have not signed up to the agreements or intend to pull out
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The agreements have resulted in very little greenhouse gas reduction since the start of this century
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Through the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere keeps rising, heating the Earth at an alarming rate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Climate Change and Ozone Depletion: UNFCCC Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992) Kyoto Protocol (1997) Paris Agreement (2015) Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985)
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pitfalls of the Paris Climate Agreement The Paris Agreement limit won’t protect all countries and locations from the strong negative impacts of climate change. For vulnerable climates close to deserts, such as the Sahel region of Africa, the climate targets don’t go far enough to protect the people living there.