Balancing Emissions: Strategies and Challenges for Achieving
Climate Goals by 2030
a. Study Figure 1. What should our approximate target range for
global CO2 emissions be by 2030 if we want to avoid exceeding
our committed temperature shift and want to keep warming
below 1.5 ° C relative to pre-industrial times? (2 points)
The figure shows that global CO2 emissions should be reduced in 2030
in concentrations ranging from 20 billion tons per year and should not
exceed 35 billion tons / year if it is desired to comply with the pathways
that limit global warming to 1.5 ºC no limited or no overshoot.
B. Explain the concept of "common but differentiated
responsibilities and respective capacities" (CBDR) and its
importance / relevance for the climate change negotiation
process (4 points). In one or two sentences, describe how the
concept of CBDR relates to the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) (2 marks).
The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and
respective capacities refers to the individual commitment of each
country to combat the threats of climate change, recognizing that each
and everyone has different obligations and responsibilities to fulfill
according to their intrinsic reality. This principle is important for the
climate change negotiation process because each country addresses the
problem from a fair and ethical framework that encourages participation
and cooperation among all parties.
The CBDR concept is deeply linked to the Sustainable Development
Goals because in the different international agreements on climate
change, a distinction has been made between the responsibilities of
developed countries and developing countries, therefore those countries
that generate higher concentrations of emissions of GHGs should reduce
Climate Goals by 2030
a. Study Figure 1. What should our approximate target range for
global CO2 emissions be by 2030 if we want to avoid exceeding
our committed temperature shift and want to keep warming
below 1.5 ° C relative to pre-industrial times? (2 points)
The figure shows that global CO2 emissions should be reduced in 2030
in concentrations ranging from 20 billion tons per year and should not
exceed 35 billion tons / year if it is desired to comply with the pathways
that limit global warming to 1.5 ºC no limited or no overshoot.
B. Explain the concept of "common but differentiated
responsibilities and respective capacities" (CBDR) and its
importance / relevance for the climate change negotiation
process (4 points). In one or two sentences, describe how the
concept of CBDR relates to the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) (2 marks).
The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and
respective capacities refers to the individual commitment of each
country to combat the threats of climate change, recognizing that each
and everyone has different obligations and responsibilities to fulfill
according to their intrinsic reality. This principle is important for the
climate change negotiation process because each country addresses the
problem from a fair and ethical framework that encourages participation
and cooperation among all parties.
The CBDR concept is deeply linked to the Sustainable Development
Goals because in the different international agreements on climate
change, a distinction has been made between the responsibilities of
developed countries and developing countries, therefore those countries
that generate higher concentrations of emissions of GHGs should reduce
