It’s easy to say you’re Doing Something and being Historic by joining the Historic Paris Climate agreement. It’s another thing to actually have plans in line with Paris, knowing that it will hurt your economy, impoverish the citizens, and create strife, among others
Not a single G20 country is in line with the Paris Agreement on climate, analysis shows
None of the world’s major economies — including the entire G20 — have a climate plan that meets their obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to an analysis published Wednesday, despite scientists’ warning that deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are needed now.
The watchdog Climate Action Tracker (CAT) analyzed the policies of 36 countries, as well as the 27-nation European Union, and found that all major economies were off track to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The countries together make up 80% of the world’s emissions.
The analysis also included some low-emissions countries, and found that the Gambia was the only nation among all 37 to be “1.5 compatible.” As the study only included a few smaller emitters, it’s possible there are other developing countries in the world on track as well.
Well, considering that the world’s non-major economies are only really required to get the redistributed money from the 1st World nations, it’s easy for them. Heck, Gambia ranks 194 out of 203 on GDP per capita. They are a 3rd world nation. 75% of the population relies on agriculture. Heck, their budget revenues are around $90 million annually. Heck, Delawares revenues are over $4.32 billion.
CAT had previously categorized the US as “critically insufficient” — the worst category — under former President Donald Trump, who formally withdrew the country from the Paris Agreement shortly before the end of his term.
The United States’ domestic emission-cutting target has since been upgraded to “almost sufficient.” However, the US is still insufficient in CAT’s “fair share” target rating, which takes into account the country’s “responsibility and capability.”
Well, what’s the big deal? Whether close or not, most aren’t getting there. And that won’t really change, because 1st World nations won’t sacrifice their standard of living. It’s easy to say “we’ll do this in 2035”, knowing that they won’t.
To keep the warming under 1.5 degrees, the world needs to reach net zero by 2050, a landmark UN climate science report published in August showed.
According to UN Climate Change, just over 130 countries have pledged to cut emissions to net-zero so far. The new analysis by CAT found that even if all of them followed up on their plans, warming would still reach 2 degrees.
They won’t. Because Warmists refuse to practice what they preach.
