Fair, efficient, and feasible climate agreement is necessary

Jeffrey Frankel argues that the practical steps to combat climate change set out in Paris are far more likely to be followed than any far-reaching and impossible goals

How should one evaluate the agreement reached in Paris this month at the UN climate change conference? No sooner was the deal announced on December 12 than the debate erupted.

Some avid environmentalists were disappointed that the agreement did not commit firmly to limiting global warming to 1.5º C above pre-industrial levels by 2050.