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Just a day absent from the close of COP21,the deadline to reach a legally binding accord to curb greenhouse gas emissions is drawing near, and expectations are tall.“If 184 plus nations sign on to a durable agreement with review and accountability and transparency here in Paris, or you watch the world initiate to change," Secretary of State John Kerry said in remarks at the conference earlier this week.
But on Wednesday, a draft of the agreement emerged that suggests there is still work to be done. Some of the most significant indicators of what would be considered a strong and successful deal hang in the balance.
What will be the threshold for an accepted temperature increase? How will emissions cuts be monitored and verified? And where does the bulk of the responsibility lie? For answers, and we turn to David Biello, editor at Scientific American.
What you'll learn from this segment:How does this draft agreement compares to other accords.
What major unresolved issues still need to be hashed out.
What a final deal might really look like.
Source: wnyc.org