The satellite is set to map sources and sinks of greenhouse gas in unprecedented detail. (scientificamerican.com)
While it called for «progressive decarbonization of the global economy to the point of carbon neutrality,» the agreement expresses it differently: achieving a «balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century.» (c2es.org)
The text states that to achieve the temperature goal: «Parties aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, recognizing that peaking will take longer for developing country Parties, and to undertake rapid reductions thereafter in accordance with best available science, so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century». (earthinbrackets.org)