California has attempted to link transportation, land use, and housing to climate policy, but state laws still fail to meet their goals and overload local authorities. Despite efforts, the transportation sector remains an environmental risk. Laws seek to decrease miles traveled in vehicles and counteract the negative effects of car-centered development.
Global greenhouse gas emissions will exceed 60 gigatons (GT) of CO2eq by 2025, projecting an increase to 67.2 GT by 2050, which could cause a temperature increase above 2 °C. Despite this, many countries are improving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to reduce emissions, highlighting significant improvements in sectors such as transportation, industry, and energy. Some leading countries, such as the EU and Brazil, are committed to reducing emissions, while emerging countries like China and India are increasing theirs…
The Paris Agreement is 10 years old, but its goals of limiting global temperature rise to less than 2°C and reaching net-zero emissions this century are at risk due to the continued increase in global emissions and insufficient commitments, both in climate action and financing to developing countries.
