Word of the Day: Paris Agreement

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |June 2, 2017

Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement is an international treaty intended to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. The agreement is sponsored by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and went into effect November, 2016. According to the UNFCCC, the agreement seeks to limit temperature increases in the 21st century to below 2 degrees Celsius and encourage initiatives that bring the increase down to 1.5 degrees Celsius or lower. The Paris Agreement replaced the Kyoto Protocol, a global treaty signed in 1997 that was also intended to mitigate the risks of greenhouse gas emission. All countries participating in the Paris Agreement are expected to prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These contributions include regular reports on gas emissions and efforts and timeframes to reduce them. Starting in 2023, and then every five years after that, the UNFCCC will report on progress to limit the greenhouse effect worldwide. In addition to long-term temperature goals, key aspects of the Paris Agreement include the responsibility of developed countries to support the efforts of developing countries and a framework for climate change education and training that emphasizes public awareness, public participation and public access to information. Quote of the Day "Since the Paris Agreement is basically a set of guidelines around greenhouse gas emissions with no legal force, each country can pick and choose what it does or doesn't do." - Clive Longbottom   Trending Terms greenhouse gas Kyoto Protocol greenhouse effect renewable energy carbon footprint green data center The Green Grid green procurement green cloud   Learning Center How machine learning improves energy consumption Machine learning stands to have an incredibly powerful opportunity to transform the way we globally produce and consume energy. Green data centers: Identifying truly energy-efficient data centers People increasingly perceive data centers as energy hogs, prompting technology vendors to position their products as sustainably made or "green." Energy-efficient Europe: How the datacentre sector is keeping it clean The editors at our sister site, Computer Weekly, take a look at how the datacentre sector is responding to environmental concerns. Green IT storage services guide: Evaluating storage options This green IT storage services guide offers resources including tips, podcasts and FAQs that will help channel clients conserve energy and cut costs. Data center metrics to gauge energy, cooling efficiency The Greed Grid Performance Indicator (PI) complements existing approaches by combining PUE, IT thermal compliance and IT thermal resilience. Writing for Business Our company is using Blockchain to document funding for ______ green initiatives. a. its b. it`s c. its' Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.