After a summer of record-setting heat waves, hurricanes and forest fires, public concern about climate change has reached an all-time high leading into the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
, public concern about climate change has reached an all-time high leading into the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, which gets underway on Oct. 31.
Even by the standards of the United Nations, however, the conference promises to be confusing and complicated to follow. But understanding what is happening in Glasgow is key to knowing what the future may hold for life on earth. To demystify the proceedings, Yahoo News has answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about COP26.
So, the hope in Paris was that as nations switch to clean energy sources such as solar and wind, that they would be willing to make more ambitious commitments to cut emissions in the next agreement.In November 2020, former President Donald Trump formally withdrew the U.S. from the Paris agreement, a move that was viewed as a potentially fatal blow to hopes of keeping global temperatures in check.
Whereas treaties are legally binding and can actually subject countries that don’t keep their promises to penalties, there are no penalties for a country that fails to meet its promises under the Paris agreement.
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