Why soft climate deals are better than tough ones

Richard Fairchild; Baris Yalabik

Why soft climate deals are better than tough ones

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Abstract

The Paris climate talks have been heralded as a historic deal. But while they have been praised for the very feat of reaching an agreement and for setting an ambitious aim to keep warming below 2℃ and endeavouring to limit it to 1.5℃, the agreement has been criticised for being weak. In terms of achieving the 1.5℃ limit, it is up to the states themselves to change their behaviour and they can pull out of the agreement at any point. This, however, might not be such a bad thing.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 14 Dec 2015

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