The Paris AgreemenT - hosted in Paris in the fall of 2015, culminated in the landmark Paris Agreement being adopted; a new framework marking a dramatic turning point in the global effort to address climate change
“Building on commitments and actions already taken by provinces and territories and the momentum from COP21 in Paris, we are moving toward a pan-Canadian framework for clean growth and climate change that will meet or exceed Canada's international emissions targets, and will transition our country to a stronger, more resilient, low-carbon economy – while also improving our quality of life.”
- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (March 3, 2016, from Vancouver, BC) “For its part, the Government of Canada committed to the following:
• ....advance the electrification of vehicle transportation, in collaboration with provinces and territories;........; advance efforts to eliminate the dependence on diesel in Indigenous, remote, and Northern communities – and use renewable, clean energy as a replacement [for diesel]...”
COP 22, hosted in Morocco the following year, advanced further the groundwork laid with the Paris Agreement, with ratification occurring faster than anticipated, now siting at 125 of 197 representing more than three-quarters of global emissions
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...China, Europa und sogar die Golfregion werden sich von Trumps Schritten nicht beeinflussen lassen. China ist entschlossen, seine CO2-Emissionen zu senken, die Luftverschmutzung zu verringern und der Vorreiter des 21. Jahrhunderts für Photovoltaik und Elektrofahrzeuge zu werden. Europa ist auf gutem Wege, sich zu einer emissionsfreien Volkswirtschaft zu entwickeln. Die Golfstaaten bauen ihre Kapazitäten im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien stark aus, insbesondere der Solarenergie.
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