Two new studies conclude it’s a signal the planet is likely on track to breach the Paris climate agreement goal of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The studies, both published ...

Under the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, humanity is seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep planetary heating to no more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average.

“The big picture is that the global warming clock for emissions reductions to minimize the risk of dangerous climate change ...

The Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial levels is a small-sounding number with big implications for people and nature. It is a marker of risk, with more warming from planet ...

As global temperatures climb higher year after year, the Earth heads toward a new era marked by a prospective breach of the Paris Agreement. Signed in 2016, the international climate treaty set a ...

The United States has officially pulled out from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, revealed this at a news briefing on Tuesday in New York.

President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement, the landmark international climate accords aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions and curbing the ...

Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, are national climate action plans by each country under the Paris Agreement. A country's NDC outlines how it plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...

Dr. Denise Keele, associate professor political science and head of the newly instituted climate change minor, discussed how the Paris agreement on climate change occurred. “It’s called COP21 because ...

A recent study published in Engineering has shed light on China’s strategies for achieving carbon neutrality in line with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C target. The research, conducted by a team of Chinese ...

Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit updated national climate plans or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years to the United Nations Framework Convention ...