COP26 Flashcards
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Air pollution (dmg)
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Connected to use of fossil fuel, kills ~7million/year (WHO)
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Fossil Fuels
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Subsidy [Direct + Indirect] of 5.9 trillion US/year to fossil fuel industry (IMF)
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COP26 keynote pledges
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End deforestation, phase out coal and mobilise trillions for green investment
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Pledges at COP26 (Expectation)
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The pledges announced at COP26 - if fully implemented - could see warming limited to 1.8 degrees Celsius. (IEA)
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Pledges (Reaity in past)
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Climate Action Tracker, a leading independent research organization that assesses climate policies, estimates that current pledges would only limit global heating to 3oC.
