<p>The end of 2018 marked two years since the ratification of the Paris Agreement, and two years from the first call for more ambitious pledges.&nbsp; The international community is cautiously observing collective efforts to reduce emissions.&nbsp; The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, concludes that staying well below two degrees is still within reach, but time is running out and deep emission reductions are a necessity in the coming decades.</p>
