Publish at March 04 2026 Updated March 05 2026
In 2015, COP 21 in Paris led to a major document: the Paris Agreement. An important framework all the more so because it was ratified by the biggest polluters, including the United States and China. The objective was to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.
However, since the thunderous applause in Paris, things have changed... and not necessarily for the better. The legislative frameworks developed by countries are interesting but insufficient, and it seems clear that we will exceed 1.5 degrees within the next ten years. What's more, some governments are refusing to do their part. Talks between countries have become more complicated and explosive.
Nevertheless, the Agreement is not necessarily a failure if we go beyond 1.5 degrees. Admittedly, we won't meet the ideal scenario envisaged, but the 2015 meeting had also thought of a plan B if we didn't succeed. The idea was to keep global warming below two degrees by 2050.
This is still possible, but it will require a great deal of upstream work and major changes. Above all, public authorities in all countries will have to understand what's at stake, that it's not all lies, and that it's time to act.
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