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Tuesday 18 December 2018

Climate Change: Morocco Made ‘Impressive’ Progress in Recent Years

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Climate Change: Morocco Made ‘Impressive’ Progress in Recent Years

Morocco made “impressive progress in recent years” and is "taking significant steps in the right direction" since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, says a report released on the sidelines of the 24th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Katowice.

Moreover, the kingdom is among 32 countries that have policies that are “compatible” with Paris Agreement’s ambition, the "Climate Action Tracker Warming Projections Global Update" pointed out, adding that Morocco is making "clear progress" to strive to limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius since 2015.

In addition to Morocco, climate policies in Ethiopia, India Costa Rica, Canada, Chile, the European Union and Argentina are also making "clear progress" since 2015.

According to the study, “little to no progress has been detected globally on climate action, with the total global effect of currently implemented policies in countries expected to lead to warming of 3.3˚C by 2100, which is still above the Paris Agreement commitment level.”

“If governments, however, were to implement the planned or additional policies they have in the pipeline, warming could be reduced by 0.3°C to 3.0˚C by 2100, with global emissions in 2030 projected to be a little below those under full implementation of the Paris commitments,” it said.

The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific analysis produced by three research organisations tracking climate action since 2009. It tracks progress towards the globally agreed aim of holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

The Paris Agreement central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

MAP 14 December 2018