Simon Lewis outlines five things we need to know about Paris pact

The UN climate talks in Paris have ended with an agreement between 195 countries to tackle global warming.

The climate deal is at once both historic, important – and inadequate. From whether it is enough to avoid dangerous climate change to unexpected wins for vulnerable nations, here are five things to help understand what was just agreed at COP21.

Read the piece on The Conversation by  a Reader in Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL, Simon Lewis - “Five things you need to know about the Paris climate deal.”