Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: a Reading List
After years of diplomatic efforts and two weeks of negotiations in Paris, delegations from 195 countries signed an accord Saturday to tackle climate change effects.
But climate change is such a complex topic, and so are the negotiations. Gistory has curated the best of the web on the issue. Here is our reading list on the so-called Paris agreement.
For starters
5 things you should know about the historic Paris climate agreement, The Washington Post
It’s all about temperature targets, money and pressure for the peers.
To know more
Analysis: The final Paris climate deal, CarbonBrief
To step back and learn about the Climate UN talks in general
The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 seconds, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research — Oslo
Everything you need to know about the Paris climate summit and UN talks, The Guardian
Because guess what? It will start again next December. The Climate Change Conferences take place every year, and although this year’s summit in Paris was a key one, they should all get your attention. So if you want to bookmark one link here, this might be the one.
Rewind even more: the best video on climate change
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming, Veritasium
… and the most clear explainer
Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change, The New York Times
“How much trouble are we in?”
… or the most complete one
Global warming, explained, Vox
What does global warming mean, btw? With a special emphasis on stacks n° 2,3, and 12.
The agreement, in one graph:
“The Paris climate agreement hasn’t saved the planet and it hasn’t solved global warming. Not by itself. Instead, the deal is supposed to add structure and momentum to efforts that are currently underway around the world to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.” -Brad Plumer, Vox
Bonus
If you need to explain global warming to your six-year-old sibling, show this video, from NASA:
And remember: It’s not about saving the planet, because the planet will last long, even after humans become extinct.
It’s about saving ourselves, other species, and our lives on a non-hostile Earth.
Reading list curated by Elian Peltier.
