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Environment Categorise
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Strengths of environmental institutions
Weaknesses of environmental institutions
Process has failed to effectively challenge climate scepticism/denialism, which has led to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Target of keeping warming below 1.5 degrees set at the 2015 Paris Summit is more ambitious than many had expected.
Issue of 'historical emissions' and other North/South divides have proved very difficult to address.
Sustainable development approach prioritises economic growth, which is a key driver of environmental degradation.
"Flexible mechanisms" included in Kyoto Protocol created loopholes that allowed nations to meet targets without sufficiently reducing emissions.
Complete failure of international community to come to agreement at multiple conferences, such as at the 2009 Copenhagen Summit.
Legally binding requirements of the Paris Agreement are vague, weak and ineffective.
Gradualist/reformist approach cannot respond quickly enough to scientific warnings.
Involvement of virtually every nation on earth in the Paris Agreement is a significant improvement on limited involvement in the Kyoto Protocol.
Process has produced a widespread scientific consensus on the causation of climate change and requirement for urgent action.
Kyoto Protocol set legally binding limits on several developed nations.