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Urgent Call: Strengthen Paris Agreement to Avoid 2.5°C Rise

12/15/2025

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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Ed Miliband (UK energy secretary) warns that without stronger commitments temperatures could rise 2.5°C.
Critics argue the Paris Agreement has not been fully effective, with backsliding by major nations.
Émilie Laurence Tubiana emphasizes that Paris Agreement catalyzed a shift toward renewable energy with investments and growth in clean technologies.
The next decade must close ambition gap and achieve net-zero emissions to avoid climate impacts.

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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Ed Miliband (UK energy secretary) warns that without stronger commitments temperatures could rise 2.5°C.
Critics argue the Paris Agreement has not been fully effective, with backsliding by major nations.
Émilie Laurence Tubiana emphasizes that Paris Agreement catalyzed a shift toward renewable energy with investments and growth in clean technologies.
The next decade must close ambition gap and achieve net-zero emissions to avoid climate impacts.