Geography class: COP26: How every country’s emissions and climate pledges compare

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• Climate change

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COP26: How every country’s emissions and climate pledges compare

• Can you explain why both per capita and total emissions are useful in understanding countries’ CO2 output?

• What policy proposals could explain the wide variation in projected emissions under the business as usual and conditional targets for 2030?

• China produces much for export. Should emissions for these goods be counted towards its total or the country receiving them?

• To what extent is the UK government’s net zero strategy for 2050 realistic?

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun