- An international agreement addresses global climate concerns as a rapidly growing economy faces global climate challenges.
- Melting ice sheets are causing global sea level rise, highlighting the dependence of ice sheet stability on achieving emissions goals.
Research by Yucheng Lin and Robert Kopp links emissions targets to limiting Antarctic ice loss under the Paris Agreement.
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Updated Oct 6
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What happened
Research by Yucheng Lin and Robert Kopp links emissions targets to limiting Antarctic ice loss under the Paris Agreement.
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The entities involved
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Paris Agreement
international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020
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Antarctica
terrestrial continent in the Southern Hemisphere
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