Independent Quote:
“While Cop’s outcome does not achieve the
global aspiration of limiting warming to 1.5C, it
keeps the prospect within reach, with a series of
processes to close emissions gaps and
loopholes, and in this crucial decade. Major
polluters will be required to return in 2022 with
improved emissions-reduction targets to meet
the Paris Agreement goals.
“They take important steps, but unfortunately
the collective political will was not enough to
overcome some deep contradictions,” he said.”