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Transparency of Action: Issues for COP 26

At COP24 in Katowice, Poland, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) adopted a detailed set of modalities, procedures, and guidelines (MPGs) to operationalize the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework …

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The UNFCCC has previously adapted to succeed and must do so again
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NDC ‘snapshot’ raises pressure on Biden climate summit
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Understanding ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’ Under the Paris Agreement

The core of obligation of parties to the Paris Agreement is to undertake a “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) toward the global response to global change. Parties presently are preparing and submitting their second round of NDCs stipulating their respective efforts …

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Paris Climate Agreement Q&A
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Bob Perciasepe on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement
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Bob Perciasepe on today’s formal withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement
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Paris withdrawal and reentry—the basics
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Will China Choose a Green Recovery?
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Solar Climate Intervention: Options for International Assessment and Decision-Making

There is a growing risk that the global response to climate change will be inadequate to avoid an unsafe global climate. There is corresponding interest in exploring the potential need for, and feasibility of, rapid responses to avoid dangerous climate …

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