Guest blog: The end of negotiations: delivering on the Paris Agreement ambition
Guest blog by Herman Sips written in his personal capacity: The Paris Agreement: A great diplomatic achievement December 12th marks the 5 year anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. A major achievement based on great diplomatic and ambitious efforts by many in the negotiations leading up to Paris. A skillful handling of the process, many informal and bilateral meetings and a great push by progressive alliances helped to get the Agreement over the finish line. I still vividly remember the excitement, relief and pride in the hall when the sound of the gavel marked the adoption of the Agreement. A machinery set to deliver The Paris Agreement is a (complex) machinery set to deliver an upward spiral of ambition and action. With the goal that in 2050 all we do has no impact on the climate (climate neutrality). To operate that machinery and ensure its delivery the operations manual had to be agreed resulting in a long partly still ongoing negotiation process. That finalizatio...