CAT assessments are regarded as the thermometer of
international climate action ambition.
Not exact matches
«If, as in the past, the
ambition of these sectors continues to fall behind efforts in other sectors and if
action to combat
climate change is further postponed, their emission shares in global CO2 emissions may rise substantially to 22 percent for
international aviation and 17 percent for maritime transport by 2050,» the report said.
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Other countries «are watching this closely as one of, if not the, greatest indicators of the
ambitions the U.S. has,» said David Waskow, director of the
international climate action initiative at the environmental research group World Resources Institute.
Foley contrasted the long - standing
ambitions of those arguing for
action on
climate change who have focused on the «wholesale transformation of the world's economy and energy systems» with the prevailing dysfunction in Washington and the endless debate that has derailed
international climate negotiations.