What is a Low Carbon Transformation? Basic Concepts Part I

The urgency of addressing the climate crisis has been widely recognized by world governments, international organizations, various corporations, and the broader civil society. The Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in December 2015 was a significant milestone for global efforts to address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In this agreement all countries agreed to keep the earth’s temperature 2 °C below what the temperature was during pre-industrial temperature levels and to pursue efforts to reduce even more to 1.5°C. However, with the current rate of GHG emissions, the Paris Climate Agreement[1] will fail to keep global warming below 2 °C by 2100. The…...