Paris Agreement
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Paris agreement on climate change
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Mulga bills won’t settle our climate accounts: an analysis of the emissions reduction fund
Australia has flagged its intention to ratify the Paris Agreement, which aims to keep global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius. To have any chance of achieving such targets, we need to reduce emissions from both the industry and land sectors...
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Implications of the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement for climate policy and decarbonisation
The Paris Agreement contains a long-term temperature goal (LTTG) of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit this to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels. The 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement goes significantly further than the previous 2°C goal adopted under the UNFCCC.
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Human mobility: In the context of climate change UNFCCC-Paris COP-21
This document answers questions about migration, displacement, and planned relocation in the context of climate change, and suggests recommendations for COP21 in Paris.
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A question of survival: Why Australia and New Zealand must heed the Pacific’s calls for stronger action on climate change
Australia and New Zealand are surrounded by some of the most vulnerable countries to climate change on earth. The Australian and New Zealand governments need to fully recognise the dangers facing Pacific Island countries and territories, and work hand-in-hand as a united Pacific towards solutions.