The much-anticipated global climate conference kicks off today in Paris; over the next two weeks, 140 world leaders will discuss important climate change issues, ultimately leading to a historic global deal to reduce carbon emissions. But while many of those attending are expected to be from countries that have already signed on to the Paris agreement, there is still much work left for them and other nations to do before they can formally Reports released in the build up to the conference suggest current commitments will fail to limit global warming to the target of 2°C, however, many remain optimistic that over the next two weeks there will be some major announcements to combat global warming.
The much-anticipated global climate conference kicks off today in Paris; over the next two weeks, 140 world leaders will discuss important climate change issues, ultimately leading to a historic global deal to reduce carbon emissions. 195 countries will be represented with 156 countries submitting Intended Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of the conference, which detail their separate climate and energy commitments. Reports released in the build up to the conference suggest current commitments will fail to limit global warming to the target of 2°C, however, many remain optimistic that over the next two weeks there will be some major announcements to combat global warming.