Paris agreement simplified
Summary
TLDRThis video discusses the drastic changes in global weather patterns due to human activities, particularly the Industrial Revolution's massive CO2 emissions. It highlights the Paris Agreement, where 179 countries and the EU aimed to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C. The video outlines the agreement's goals, the pledges made by major CO2-emitting countries, and the financial commitments from developed nations to assist developing ones in combating climate change.
Takeaways
- ⏳ The world's climate was more stable and in sync with natural laws until the Industrial Revolution around 200 years ago.
- 🏭 The Industrial Revolution, occurring between 1780 and 1840, led to a significant increase in CO2 emissions due to the burning of fuels and natural resources for energy.
- 🌍 The Paris Agreement, signed by 179 countries and the European Union, aims to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C, and ideally below 1.5°C.
- 📈 The Earth's average temperature has been rising since 1890, with 16 of the 17 warmest years on record occurring since 2000, highlighting the urgency of climate action.
- 🌡️ The target of keeping the global temperature increase below 2°C is crucial to prevent disastrous climate impacts.
- 🌳 Countries have made emission reduction pledges, such as the US aiming to cut pollution by 26-28% from 2005 levels, and China planning to lower carbon intensity by 60-65% by 2030.
- 🏛️ The top CO2 emitting countries, including China, the US, the EU, India, and Russia, are responsible for about 70% of global emissions.
- 📜 The Paris Agreement requires countries to gain domestic approval and submit their commitments to the UN, but it lacks binding enforcement mechanisms.
- 💸 Developed countries have committed to providing $100 billion annually by 2025 to help developing nations combat climate change, reflecting their historical responsibility for emissions.
- 🌱 The funds provided by developed countries are intended to support the most vulnerable nations in adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change.
Q & A
What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the environment?
-The Industrial Revolution led to a massive CO2 emission due to the burning of fuel and natural resources for energy generation. This resulted in the malfunctioning of natural laws and disrupted the weather cycle that had been stable for millions of years.
What is the significance of the Paris Agreement in addressing climate change?
-The Paris Agreement is a global effort to limit the increase in global temperatures well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C. It involves countries making pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What are the targets set by the United States, China, and the European Union in the Paris Agreement?
-The United States pledged to cut climate pollution by 26-28% from 2005 levels by 2025. China aimed to lower the carbon intensity of its GDP by 60-65% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. The European Union planned to cut emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
How does the Paris Agreement handle countries that do not meet their targets?
-There is no legally binding mechanism to force a country to set a target by a specific date or to enforce the targets. However, the agreement relies on the moral pressure of guilt and shame for non-compliance, and the recognition and admiration for countries that perform well.
What is the role of developed countries in providing climate finance according to the Paris Agreement?
-Developed countries agreed to provide climate finance to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. They committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion per year by 2025 for this purpose.
Why are developed countries responsible for providing financial assistance to developing countries in the context of climate change?
-Developed countries are responsible because their industrialization during the Industrial Revolution caused significant climate change. Developing countries, which were not industrialized at the time and are now dependent on developed countries for industrial needs, face the brunt of climate disasters.
How does the Paris Agreement ensure that countries report their progress?
-Countries are required to report every 5 years and these reports are registered by the UN Secretariat. This process helps in tracking the progress and maintaining transparency regarding each country's efforts to reduce emissions.
What are the top CO2 emitting countries, and what percentage of total emissions do they contribute?
-China is the top emitter, contributing 30% of total emissions, followed by the United States with 15%, the European Union with 10%, India with 7%, and Russia with 5%. Together, these top five countries emit almost 70% of the world's total CO2 emissions.
What is the historical context of global temperature changes mentioned in the script?
-The script mentions that the Earth's average temperature has been rising since records began. In 1890, it was -0.37°C, reached -3°C in 1940, 27°C in the next 40 years, 42°C in 2000, and 99°C in 2016. The year 2016 was the warmest on record.
What are the consequences of exceeding the 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement?
-Exceeding the 2°C target could lead to disastrous consequences, including more extreme weather events, floods, earthquakes, and super hot summers, which would significantly impact daily life and potentially cost thousands of lives.
Outlines
🌍 Impact of Industrial Revolution on Climate Change
This paragraph discusses the significant changes in Earth's climate due to the Industrial Revolution, which began around 1780 and continues to impact the environment. The burning of fuels and natural resources for energy production led to massive CO2 emissions, disrupting the natural weather cycles that had been stable for millions of years. The script highlights the extreme weather conditions we now experience, such as intense monsoons, winters, and summers, causing floods, earthquakes, and heatwaves. It also mentions the Paris Agreement, where 179 countries and the European Union aimed to limit the global temperature increase to well below 2°C, and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The historical temperature data from 1890 to 2016 is used to illustrate the rapid increase in global temperatures, with 2016 being the warmest year on record. The paragraph concludes with the commitments made by major CO2-emitting countries like China, the US, and the European Union to reduce their emissions.
📜 The Paris Agreement: Domestic Approval and Climate Finance
The second paragraph delves into the mechanisms of the Paris Agreement, explaining that each participating country must gain domestic approval for the agreement, which may involve passing it through national legislatures or executive orders. It uses China and the US as examples of how different countries approach this process. Once approved, countries submit their acceptance to the UN. The agreement lacks legally binding enforcement mechanisms, relying instead on the moral pressure of guilt and shame for non-compliance. The paragraph also addresses the voluntary nature of the agreement, with countries reporting their progress every five years. Furthermore, it discusses the financial aspect of the agreement, where developed countries commit to providing climate finance to help developing nations combat climate change. The funds are intended to support the most vulnerable countries, such as least developed countries and small island states. The video concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to learn more about deforestation's impact on global warming and expressing hope that the collective efforts under the Paris Agreement will be successful in addressing climate change.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Industrial Revolution
💡CO2 Emissions
💡Paris Agreement
💡Global Warming
💡Climate Change
💡Greenhouse Gases
💡Emission Reduction
💡Carbon Intensity
💡Climate Finance
💡Adaptation and Mitigation
💡Least Developed Countries
Highlights
Around 200 years ago, the world's climate followed natural laws with coordinated seasons.
The Industrial Revolution (1780-1840) led to increased CO2 emissions due to burning of fuels and natural resources.
In just 200 years, many natural laws have been disrupted, causing extreme weather conditions.
The Paris Agreement in December 2015 aimed to limit global temperature increase to well below 2°C, and if possible, 1.5°C.
The 2°C target is an average global temperature increase, which has significant implications for climate change.
The Earth's temperature has been rising, with 16 of the 17 warmest years on record occurring since 2000.
Countries pledged to cut emissions during the Paris Agreement, with the US, China, and the EU setting specific targets.
China is the top CO2 emitting country, contributing to 30% of global emissions.
The top five CO2 emitting countries account for 70% of global emissions.
The Paris Agreement requires domestic approval and UN registration, but lacks binding enforcement.
Developed countries agreed to provide climate finance to help developing nations combat climate change.
The funds provided by developed countries are seen as a responsibility due to their historical industrialization.
The Paris Agreement is a global effort to mitigate the effects of climate change and prevent further warming.
The agreement's success relies on the collective efforts of countries and the moral responsibility to act.
The video also mentions the impact of deforestation on global warming, encouraging viewers to watch related content.
Transcripts
the world we know now was not like this
around 200 years back everything used to
go according to the law of nature
Monsoon summer winter were in
coordination with each other and the
cycle of weather was almost same for
millions of years but what went
wrong
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skip in 1800 Industrial Revolution took
place lot of factories lot of production
demand and innovation of new things
increased and to generate energy they
had to burn fuel and natural resources
and this process resulted a massive CO2
emission it has been said that
Industrial Revolution is between 1780 to
1840 but current CO2 emission proves it
never stopped in just 200 years many of
the natural laws were malfunctioned the
system which running fluently for
millions of years got into trouble in
just 200
years today we face each season at its
extremity Let It Be Monsoon winter or
summer and uncontrolled behavior of
weather creating many problems in in our
day-to-day life floods earthquakes and
super hot summers due to such impact
thousands of lives have already taken
away in recognition of this 179
countries and European Union spent two
weeks in Paris last December hammering
out the final wording of an agreement to
keep Global temperature increase well
below 2° C and if possible below 1.5° C
the reduction in temperature can only be
achieved through a signific ific
reduction in the emission of greenhouse
gases this meeting was one of the
largest gathering of the world leaders
ever
seen But 2° C what do they mean by
keeping below 2° C let's see this
temperature represents the average
temperature of entire Earth but 2° C
sounds not much right but let's get into
history since we start collecting this
temperature data of Earth we see in 1890
the temperature was -. 37° C in 1940 it
reached to
-3° C in next 40 years it got to 27° C
in 2000 it was 42° C and now in 2016 it
is 99°
C 16 of the 17 warmest years in the last
136 year record all have occurred since
200 0 1 the year 2016 ranks as the
warmest year on
record so right now we are at almost 1°
C and which is the warmest till now and
Paris agreement is trying to keep it
below 2° cus or possibly below 1.5° C
compared to today 1° C and its impact 2°
cus will be disasterous but then why
targeting that number even if each
country decid to give a lot of efforts
we will somehow will be able to stop it
below 2° C but without any guidelines
and efforts it can go anywhere and the
effects of it will be even much more
worst and that's why they have decided
to put a practical number of 2° c and to
achieve this target everyone who
attended Paris agreement meeting made
emission cutting pledges the US for
example pledged to cut us climate
pollution by 201 6 to 28% from 2005
levels China's Target is to lower the
carbon intensity of GDP by 60% to
65% by 2030 compared to what they had in
2005 the European Union plans to cut
emission by 40% by 2030 compared to what
they had in
1990 when we talk about CO2 emission we
should know the top countries which are
contributing to this situation the most
the number one CO2 emitting country is
China which emits 30% of total emission
then comes United States with
15% after that comes European Union with
10% emission followed by India and
Russia with emission of 7% and 5%
respectively these top five countries
emits almost 70% of total CO2 emissions
of the world and the rest of the world
emits
30%
so how this agreement Works each party
has to go back to their domestic
governments in order to gain domestic
approval or in some cases have it passed
by domestic law China for instance voted
to adopt the proposal of the Paris
agreement at the closing meeting of the
national people's Congress standing
committee the US used a presidential
executive agreement once their domestic
laws give approval then the parties will
submit accept to the UN to prove that
they are ready to
join the countries should be reported
every 5 years and are to be registered
by the UN
secretariate the countries have no
binding as a matter of international law
there will be no mechanism to force a
country to set a Target by a specific
date and no enforcement if a set Target
is not
met then how these countries perform
well suppose one country doesn't perform
and doesn't meet the target there is no
Law to force on these countries but the
amount of guilt and shame they have to
face simply because the low performing
party who is directly affecting a
climate change and global warming is
much more as well it will be
disrespectful to all other teammates who
is putting efforts on the other hand the
country which performs good will get
appreciation and admiration in the
entire world and this will no doubt work
better than any
law at the Paris conference in 2017 also
decided that the developed countries
will give1 billion a year as a climate
Finance till
2025 These funds of 100 billion a year
will be given as a Aid to developing
countries for action on a climate change
adaption and
mitigation but you may say why the
developed countries have to pay to
developing countries just because they
have a lot of money no on the foundation
of each developed country is Industrial
Revolution the amount of money and power
they have is because of the Industrial
Revolution which is directly caused
climate change and developing countries
were not industrialized back then and
even now they are dependent on developed
countries for industrial needs so
altogether developed countries are
somehow responsible for such a massive
climate change and it's their duty to
pay those countries who is facing
climate
disasters but these finances
specifically will be used to fight
against climate change these funds will
be given to parties most vulnerable to
the effects of a climate change includes
least developed countries and small
island developing
States that's it about Paris agreement
please check out other video on
deforestation and its effects on a
global warming which is mentioned in the
description below we all can pray that
this initiative of all countries will
work Beyond
expectations because some or other day
this climate warming is going to affect
each and every individual on this planet
hope you like this video thanks for
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