Given this, national economic interest alone is an ethically bankrupt justification for national positions on long - term vision and national emissions reduction targets. (ethicsandclimate.org)
«The ability to accurately estimate greenhouse gas sources and sinks is a prerequisite for international agreements or national emission reduction programs to be effective,» the academies said in a joint statement. (scientificamerican.com)
«We outline how the legal and policy mechanisms in the Paris Agreement would, in principle, allow us to achieve its goals − through a regular, science - driven and synchronised five - year review of national emission reduction commitments that aims at enabling countries to regularly improve their pledges,» says Bill Hare, founder and CEO of Climate Analytics. (climatenewsnetwork.net)