La Grande Finale (Oliver’s final blog for COP21)

195 Nations have adopted the Agreement. This historic moment came about this afternoon. In my final blog I can do no better than to reproduce the Daily Tck news which gives a useful summary of the outcome of the Paris talks. (Please note the INTO logo in the centre above the red bar at the foot of this article)
While there are still gaps and much work remaining to be done it is the first time that a COP has ended with such a positive result.

Thanks for reading my blogs !

Daily Tck: Historic climate agreement reflects real world change, protects vulnerable people

• In a historic moment, all the world’s countries came together to signal that it’s game over for fossil fuels
• By supporting such an ambitious deal, governments have shown unity with the world’s most vulnerable
• For world leaders, the hard work begins now. A Paris agreement is not the end point, but rather a tipping point for the climate movement

195 countries reached across traditional divides today to unite behind the greatest moral challenge of our time and seal the deal on a historic climate accord. The Paris Agreement is an inclusive, ambitious, science-based deal that recognizes the urgency and scale of action required to address climate change, and hastens the transition from dirty to clean energy that is well underway. The Paris Agreement heralds the end of the fossil fuel era, giving the world the tools to drive emissions to net zero, to protect the world’s poor and vulnerable, and to address the desperate pollution situation in India and China. People have been peacefully marching on the street for years, while diverse groups like faith, health, parents, unionists, Indigenous peoples, cities, businesses and investors among others have long called for climate action. Civil society will continue to put pressure on leaders – starting today and ramping up in the next few months – to ensure real world change continues to accelerate.  In the spirit of this global response to the global climate crisis, the Paris agreement puts forth a new imperative to make a real and lasting difference. Get the detailed background on what was achieved here.

 

Key points  

• In a historic moment, all the world’s countries came together to signal that it’s game over for fossil fuels. Faced with the fundamental shift already taking place in the world’s economy and no longer able to ignore the growing calls for climate action, 195 governments have, today, used their collective strength to protect the public and forge a legally binding agreement tackle the growing threat of climate change. This includes a commitment to a long-term goal to bring emissions down to zero and a regular review of national commitments every five years to get us there.
• By supporting such an ambitious deal, governments have shown unity with the world’s most vulnerable. As the impacts of climate change hit home in communities around the world, from Chennai to the Philippines to the UK, the voice of vulnerable communities has been heard in Paris like never before, and the new agreement recognises their needs and concerns. It keeps the door open to limiting warming to 1.5DegC, while setting a bar for increasing support for the most vulnerable people, including scaling up finance.
• For world leaders, the hard work begins now. While Paris marks the beginning of the new era for climate action, there is far more to be done by governments to further accelerate the transition to a 100 per cent renewable future and ensure that communities can adapt and are protected from climate impacts. All eyes are now on nations to use the commitments enshrined in the Paris agreement to urgently speed up the ongoing energy transition at a national level, and come back to the table and increase their climate commitments as soon as possible.
• A Paris agreement is not the end point, but rather a tipping point for the climate movement. Everyone has is at risk from a warming planet, and scaling up action early will bring benefits for us all. As the gavel goes down on the UN climate talks, people from all walks of life are already pushing harder to keep fossil fuels in the ground – choosing instead a just transition to a future powered by renewables. As the transition gets stronger and faster in a post-Paris world, citizens around the world will continue to hold governments and corporations accountable as they work to make the spirit of the agreement part of the fibre of life.

Our full brief on the what Paris delivered  

Our team from TreeAlerts.org have pulled together a full brief on the outcome of the Paris Climate Change Conference:

HISTORIC CLIMATE AGREEMENT REFLECTS REAL WORLD CHANGE, PROTECTS VULNERABLE PEOPLE

Check it out to find an in-depth overview of COP21’s outcome – analysis on what’s in the new accord and what it means; quotes from our partners and peers; and a number of links to resources to better understand what’s happened and what comes next.

http://tcktcktck.org/

Copyright © 2015, Global Call for Climate Action, All rights reserved.
unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences