EURACTIV Est. 1min 01-10-2018 (updated: 12-10-2018 ) Katowice, a former coal mining hub, is gearing up to host COP24. [Szewo.com/Shutterstock] EURACTIV is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram The Polish city of Katowice will host the United Nations climate summit in December for a make-or-break attempt to make the Paris Agreement a reality. EURACTIV looks at where the global climate action effort stands at the moment, and what may lie in wait in southern Poland. The 2015 landmark Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit global warming to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius and hopes to even keep it to 1.5 degrees. But what has changed since the international community decided to pursue such ambitious terms in the French capital? And what lies ahead in Katowice? This Special Report looks at where the global climate action efforts stand at the moment and what may lie in wait in southern Poland. Download PDF Polish power sector’s contributions to the implementation of the Paris agreement Infographic | Promoted content | Energy 11-10-2018 The Polish power sector is changing. Download PDF Great Expectations from COP24’s Polish hosts News | Climate change 04-10-2018 Est. 5minPoland’s turn at holding the UN’s annual climate summit is meant to be the one shot at making the Paris Agreement a reality. But the hosts also want to make sure “no-one gets left behind” by what promises to be a major societal change. COP24 president: People most affected by change should be invited to the conversation Interview | Climate change 03-10-2018 Est. 8minAs Poland readies itself to welcome the world in December, the man tasked with organising the COP24 Katowice summit told EURACTIV how preparations are going for what is likely to be make-or-break climate talks for the Paris Agreement. Destination COP24: Take us to your climate leader News | Climate change 02-10-2018 Est. 7minEurope has been one of the driving forces behind the quest to make the Paris Agreement on climate change a reality. But how serious is the EU about the landmark deal and what is Brussels doing in its own backyard to keep global temperature increase ‘well below 2 degrees Celsius’? Towards Katowice: We’ll always have Paris? News | Climate change 01-10-2018 Est. 4minAs December’s UN climate summit in Poland rapidly approaches, it is shaping up to be a race against time to prepare the so-called Paris rulebook, which will govern how the landmark climate agreement will actually be implemented.
