Paris Accord

Difference between 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees is a death sentence for Maldives, says president

Plants would take China's total coal power plant capacity to 1174.7 gigawatts

Saving fuel has become a major challenge for aviation

Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible

China's efforts against climate change are key as it is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases

Technical aspects over its implementation remain to be ironed out including matters of accounting for emissions

Aim to flesh out the promises agreed in the 2015 Paris climate accord

At current levels of greenhouse gas emissions, Earth's surface will heat up beyond the 1.5C threshold by 2040