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WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT COP-21?
An Insider Perspective on the 2015 UN Climate Conference
11/30-12/12/2015, Paris, France
Heather Goldstone, WGBH Radio Science Correspondent and host of WCAI’s Living LabJudy Fenwick, WHOI Designated Point of Contact for UNFCCC
OCB 2016 Summer Workshop—07/27/2016
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BBC News
Pre-COP21 voices and agreements
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UN Framework Convention on Climate Change--UNFCCCHistory and Structure
UNFCCC: One of 3 “Rio Conventions” adopted at 1992 Rio Earth Summit“bound member states to act in the interests of safety even in the face of scientific uncertainty”
COP: Conference of the Parties to the ConventionCOP 1: 1995 (Berlin) to COP 21: 2015 (Paris) -- with COP 22: 2016 (Morocco) in the wings
Under the umbrella of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Subsidiary Body Technological Advice (SBSTA) for Implementation (SBI)
SBSTA supports the work of the COP through theprovision of timely information and advice onscientific and technological matters as they relateto the Convention or its Kyoto Protocol.
The SBI supports the work of the COP through theassessment and review of the effectiveimplementation of the Convention and its KyotoProtocol.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) collaborates closely with the SBSTA
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC was founded in 1988 under auspices of the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme
“...to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change..."
The IPCC at its forty third session in April 2016 decided to include the following products in its sixth assessment cycle:
A Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission pathways (due 2018)
A Special Report on climate change and oceans and the cryosphere
Meanwhile, back in Paris...
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IceWatch-Paris: Glacial installation at Pantheon 12/2015 : Week 1
Photo: The New Yorker
Photo: The New Yorker
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Photo H. Goldstone
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IceWatch-Paris: Glacial installation at Pantheon 12/2015 : Week 2
Photos: J. Fenwick
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IceWatch-Paris: Glacial installation at Pantheon 12/2015 : Week 2
Photo H. Goldstone
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Photo: Gary Braasch
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BLUE Zone: Entry for delegations and observers
Back at Le Bourget...
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* WHOI is registered observer
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Blue Zone: Plenary hall for Opening Day Leaders’ Event 11/30/15
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Blue Zone: Opening Day Leaders’ Event 11/30/15: David Cameron and Prince Charles entering (top); Barak Obama (left); Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin waiting to give speeches (right)
Photos: IISD.org
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Le Bourget: On the way to the GREEN Zone and silent wind tree
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Le Bourget: Entry to the GREEN Zone: Exhibitions and talks for the public
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COP 21 GREEN Zone: Lauren Mullineaux (WHOI) presents at an IOC, UNESCO, and Ocean-Climate Platform-sponsored side event on the impacts of climate change on the ocean and coasts.
Audience members left to right (with backs to the camera) include Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin, Exec. Sec. of IOC Dr. Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of WMO
Photo: J. Fenwick
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Paris Agreement by the Numbers
• 195 countries party to agreement
• 188 countries committed to emissions reductions through 2030
• 5 years – how often countries much update goals
• 2 years – how often countries must report emissions to U.N.
• 1.5C – target for maximum global warming
• 1 – number of times ‘ocean’ appears
Blatantly plagiarized from Phil Duffy (WHRC)
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55/55 Rule
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U.S. Commitments
$3b to Green Climate Fund$800m in adaptation grants
26-28% below 2005 by 2025
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John Holdren“It’s not enough. It was never meant to be. It’s an important first step.”
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Saudi Aramco CCS car Boundary Dam CCS power plant. Photograph: SaskPowerCCS Newlight Aircarbon chair
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