Setting Paris pact into action – too little, too late?

Multilateral solutions (From left) Iran’s head of delegation Majid Shafiepour Motlagh, China’s head of delegation Xie Zhenhua and COP24 president Michal Kurtyka smiling after adopting the final agreement during a closing session of the COP24 UN Climate Change Conference 2018. — Reuters

THE Paris Accord’15 is really a good faith deal – one that relies on cooperation and collaboration to be effective.

That’s why each country is encouraged to set its own emission target or nationally determined contribution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2020 when the pact comes into force.