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Global decrease in coal burning leads to stalling of CO2 emissions in 2015

In 2015, after three years of slow growth, global CO₂ emissions from fossil-fuel use and from steel and cement production were brought to a standstill.

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Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
GHG mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries: an overview of recently adopted policies
Developments in monitoring climate change adaptation in urban areas. Quick scan of experiences outside the Netherlands.
Alternative pathways to the 1.5 °C target reduce the need for negative emission technologies
Vehicle emissions and impacts of taxes and incentives in the evolution of past emissions

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Facts and Figures

Change in global mean temperature

The Green China plus scenario results in some mitigation of the global temperature increase, but...

Carbon dioxide emissions in China region

By 2050, under the Green China plus scenario, China’s carbon dioxide emissions will be...

The relationship between emission pathways, temperature change, and the probability of keeping temperature change below 1.5 °C, 2005 – 2100

The figure shows the median value for each category in the IPCC AR5 WGIII scenario database for...

Progress of countries to achieve 2030 target (November 2017)

The degree to which the 25 major emitting countries are likely to achieve their NDC targets...

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