Kigali Amendment heralds new dawn for climate change action

In 2018, extreme weather conditions were witnessed across the globe, from wildfires in California to floods in India.

Extreme weather conditions were witnessed across the globe.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that we only have until 2030 to hold the increase in average global temperature at 1.5°C. After several years of stabilization, global carbon dioxide emissions have risen again.

But 2019 is already with us. On this first day of January, a climate deal that many expect will make a real and positive impact to our warming planet comes into force. This deal is the KigaliAmendment to the Montreal Protocol.

Read the story from the Standard Digital - “Kigali Amendment heralds new dawn for climate change action.”