"The Climate Change Pledges Are In. Will They Fix Anything?"

"Nearly 200 countries will meet in Paris in early December to work on the global agreement addressing climate change. By 2025, the United States has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent from 2005 levels.

Other developed countries, including Japan and the European Union bloc, have also promised reductions.China has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030.Other developing countries could become the biggest source of emissions growth.

Taken together, the pledges are the biggest cut ever achieved, but are still not enough."

Hannah Fairfield and Josh Williams report for the New York Times November 23, 2015.

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"The Forgotten U.N. Climate Goal: 1.5°C" (Climate Central)

"The $100 Billion Climate Question" (Climate Central)