The Power of Paris: Climate Challenge Remains, But Now We're on the Right Path
Category: WORLDPOST
One cannot understate the importance of the agreement arrived at in Paris. For the first time, world leaders have faced up to the stark warnings that climate scientists have been issuing for years, instead of shrinking away with denial and delay. And while the commitments made in Paris aren't on their own enough to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at safe levels, they are enough to begin bending the emissions curve towards a safe climate. Paris is a beginning of a process.
By Michael E. Mann, ContributorDirector of Penn State Earth System Science Center; Author of ..., 2015-12-13