Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Asian Development Bank
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Manila, Philippines
Physical Description:
338 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44512
ISBN:
9789292625481
9789292625474
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climatic changes - Oceania
Legal frameworks - Oceania
Abstract
It is 2020 and the world is at a crossroads on climate change. The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5ºC–2ºC above preindustrial temperatures. Current international climate responses will not meet these targets. Thus, urgent and widespread action is indispensable. Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports showed a significant difference in the degree of impact between 1.5ºC and 2ºC of warming. Indeed, the 1.5ºC goal is the safest for most of Asia and the Pacific.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Asian Development Bank
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Manila, Philippines
Physical Description:
338 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44512 Record Created: 09-Feb-2022
Record Modified: 10-May-2023