"In recent months, the key story of international climate policy has been about how quickly countries will join the Paris agreement, and cross the legal threshold to bring it into force. And as of now, that seems very close to happening.

As soon as it does, though, the question will shift. People will start asking not about which countries will join the deal and how quickly, but about whether any of these countries are on track to do what they’ve already said they would under the agreement — namely, hit their voluntarily pledged targets to cut their emissions.

And in many cases, that may be a lot harder than simply getting the agreement ratified or otherwise approved at home."

Chris Mooney reports for the Washington Post September 26, 2016. [2]

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"America’s Climate Plan Falls Short of its Promises" (Climate Central) [3]