Introduction
It is now five years and three months since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015. Our attention in this paper is to revisit the world’s commitment and progress towards combatting climatic change given that life on earth is increasingly becoming risky for humans, flora and fauna. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2020)[1], 2020 was the second warmest year recorded in terms of temperature on land since 1880 which saw the Earth’s temperature rise by 0.14° F (0.08° C) per decade. The rate of warming over the past 40 years is more than twice at 0.32° F (0.18° C) per decade since 1981. A trend which is being projected to increase by several degrees by 2030 if the world doesn’t double its efforts on reduction of carbon emission. Therefore, it is imperative that the world doesn’t lose site on war against the common enemy “Climate Change”.
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