Nations Back Historic Paris Climate Pact, Framework For Stricter GHG Limits

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Date

Dec. 12, 2015

News Type

Media Highlight

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Inside EPA Climate

"Additionally, Ray Kopp of Resources for the Future tells InsideEPA/climate that the Paris process 'has resulted in a complete re-boot of the manner in which the world will deal with the climate change. The new, bottom-up process of pledge and review guarantees for the first time all nations agree to take voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This stands in sharp contrast to the previous top-down Kyoto process where only developed countries were expected to act and where little was accomplished in terms of global emission reductions. Time will tell how effective the new regime will be.'”

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