POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Low-Carbon Economy, Renewable Energy, United Nations Environment Programme
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Exam 20 multiple choice & 2 essays. Motivation: co-benefits, citizens interest & pressure, resources & authority and vulnerability. Obstacles to action: resources, authority & conflict. When we think about effectiveness, we tend to think as subnational action as the second best alternative or like a backup action. But we know that global solutions are not very smooth-sailing. Number of new developments that underscore the importance of local action: unep emissions gap report. We knew that the pledges brought in the paris agreement and we would have to eventually ratchet up. What the report tells us is how much we would have to ratchet up. What countries said they"d do and what they really did to reach emission targets (cid:498)the energy sector has a great potential in reduce the emission gap. We need to invest in similar projects to achieve more. (cid:499) Today, ny times says co2 emissions were flat for (cid:885) years and now they"re rising again: cop23 bonn.
