Environmentalism

Ronald Bailey | From the March 2024 issue

Eight years after the Paris climate agreement, where do we stand on global emissions? The title of a new United Nations Environment Programme report sums the situation up: Broken Record: Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again).

The Paris Agreement aims to hold the global average temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius relative to preindustrial levels. Consequently, the agreement recognizes "deep reductions in global emissions will be required in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention." Each country issues its voluntary nationally determined contribution that outlines its plans and promises to address the problem of man-made climate change. The agreement noted........

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