Pledged vs. Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions after the Paris Agreement

Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina will discuss The Pledged vs. Actual Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions Five Years after the Paris Agreement

The countries’ climate change mitigation plans submitted according to the requirements of the Paris agreement have been recently reported to fall "far short" of what is needed to achieve the goal of limiting the temperature increase to two degrees Celsius by the end of the century. While it is deeply concerning that the countries’ climate change pledges are not ambitious enough, it is even more important to look at the actual changes that have been undertaken by the countries’ governments to implement the stated targets in the realm of climate change. Dr. Rashchupkina’s presentation will focus on the current progress and challenges in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China, United States, and the European Union, which currently contribute almost 42% of total global emissions. Drawing from the countries’ official reports and other non-governmental studies of achieved progress, the presentation will mainly cover the actual climate change-focused actions in the electricity, transportation, and industry sectors and their results. Dr. Rashchupkina will also explain how domestic factors interact with historical patterns of economic development, thus slowing global progress in the realm of climate change.

Yuliya Rashchupkina is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department and is cross-appointed to the School of Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI. She received her Ph.D. in Global Governance and Human Security from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2019. Her current research interests revolve around the international political economy of decarbonization, the role of international organizations and their collaboration with national governments on energy and climate change, and the role of climate change politics and policy in development cooperation. At the University of Prince Edward Island, Dr. Rashchupkina teaches courses on international politics, international political economy, climate change policy and politics, and war and peace. Originally from Ukraine, she spent six years of her early professional career doing human rights education and advocacy work there.

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