Paris Agreement and Climate Scenarios

This lecture covers the Paris Agreement, IPCC headlines, emission scenarios, and the Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity. It delves into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Kyoto Protocol. The lecture discusses the goals of the Paris Agreement, the impact of climate variability, and the Global Stocktake at COP 28. It also explores the Working Groups of the IPCC, the AR6 headline statements, and the Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs) for mitigation and adaptation. The presentation provides insights into the future projections based on Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) and the socio-economic challenges for both mitigation and adaptation.