Problems of the Implementation of the Paris Agreements in the Post-pandemic Reality

Alexander Prosekov, Artеm Rada, Oksana Nikitina

2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermaths impede the achievement of sustainable development goals, including reducing the carbon footprint and tackling climate change. The purpose of the study is to identify the main problems and assess the prospects for the implementation of the Paris Agreement in the post-pandemic world, taking into account the specifics of individual countries. Research methods – analysis of the growth rates of greenhouse gas emissions by countries of the world, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, GAP analysis. As a result, it was found that most countries in the world fulfil the obligations of the Paris Agreement (especially the countries of the European Union), but the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (China, India, Brazil, Australia, etc.) increased their emissions in 2019 compared to 2015. Growth in greenhouse gas emissions in China more than its decline in the European Union. In general, the variation in the growth rate of greenhouse gas emissions is very large. Consequently, the goals of the Paris Agreement are being implemented extremely unevenly. The study highlights the main barriers to this, and formulates a number of measures to reduce them. In particular, it is necessary to develop an international consensus with the participation of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases on the imposition of obligations on individual countries within the framework of international law. Developing countries must be provided with resources and expertise to reduce their carbon footprint. However, the decisive importance for the implementation of the Paris agreements will be the removal of technological restrictions on carbon-free energy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Prosekov A., Rada A. and Nikitina O. (2021). Problems of the Implementation of the Paris Agreements in the Post-pandemic Reality. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV, ISBN 978-989-758-617-0, pages 103-108. DOI: 10.5220/0011111300003439

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rtcov21,
author={Alexander Prosekov and Artеm Rada and Oksana Nikitina},
title={Problems of the Implementation of the Paris Agreements in the Post-pandemic Reality},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV,},
year={2021},
pages={103-108},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011111300003439},
isbn={978-989-758-617-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV,
TI - Problems of the Implementation of the Paris Agreements in the Post-pandemic Reality
SN - 978-989-758-617-0
AU - Prosekov A.
AU - Rada A.
AU - Nikitina O.
PY - 2021
SP - 103
EP - 108
DO - 10.5220/0011111300003439