paris agreement

	MGMT8420 – Sustainable Development: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Instructor: Matt Cochrane Email: [email protected] 2019 Fall Semester
Assignment #1: The Paris Agreement Instructions and Requirements
DUE DATE	Delivery Method
Week 3 - Sunday, Sep 22, 2019 by 11:30 PM	Electronic copy of assignment uploaded to eConestoga
Late Submissions Receive a Mark of 0 Worth 10% of final grade for this course.

“There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than all other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate”

Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

Remarks to the U.N. Climate Change Summit (Sept 2014)

Instructions:

Global inaction on climate change costs the economy trillions of dollars every year (Nature, 2014; UNFCCC, 2018). In an effort to address the changing climate and mitigate the environmental, social and economic impacts, the global community has adopted a variety of agreements, protocols and treaties aimed at reducing emissions of global warming-inducing greenhouse gases.

Among the most recent global efforts, the Paris Agreement was introduced at the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, on December 12th, 2015. The Paris Agreement’s central aim is “keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels” (UNFCCC, 2018).

Hundreds of countries have signed and ratified the agreement and will now call on business and individual citizens to take action. What exactly does this look like? What changes will business need to make in order to reduce climate change-causing warming and how will it impact bottom line performance?

Tasks to Complete:

In order to answer the questions, listed below, you will have to:

1) Research the impacts climate change is having on global businesses.

2) Research the Paris Agreement to provide information on the agreement and its impact on business. You will produce a brief report detailing your findings.

3) Pick a country from the list of participating countries in the Paris Accord, which you will have to report on (see below).

Once you select your country to report on please inform me in class or by e-mail. Countries will be accepted on a first come first serve basis – if you select a country all ready selected by another student you will have to select an alternate country

4) Answer the questions listed below.

5) Include a reference section and in-line citations as needed.

6) Submit your completed report to eConestoga by Week 3 Sunday, Sep 22, 2019 by 11:30 PM.

Questions to Answer:

1. How has climate change impacted business?

a) Provide at least three specific examples where climate change is impacting businesses operations.

b) Make sure you reference the sources for your findings.

c) They may be positive and/or negative impacts.

d) Should be at least 250 words

2. What is the history of The Paris Agreement?

a) How did it come to be?

b) What is the current status of the agreement?

c) What is the role of countries and companies in implementing the objectives of the Paris Agreement?

d) Should be at least 500 words

3. Discuss how The Paris Agreement will or could impact global businesses?

a) Should be at least 250 words

4. What are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)?

a) What are the objectives of these?

b) How are they supposed to work?

c) Should be at least 250 words.

5. For the country that you selected answer the following questions based on the research you did:

a) What is the status of The Paris Agreement for this country?

i. Have they signed or ratified it or something else?

b) What has the country done to action or implement the Paris Agreement?

c) What is the country doing to be able to achieve the objectives set out in The Paris Agreement? (i.e. are they using incentives or taxes?) Cite examples

d) What are businesses within the country doing to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives?

i. What role do the businesses play in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement?

ii. Has their local government incentivized the business to take action; if so, how?

iii. Are individual organizations, or businesses, self-motivated to work towards the Paris Agreement objectives; if so; why?

iv. Provide at least three examples of specific businesses and the actions that they are taking to achieve the Paris Agreements.

e) Should be at least 500 words.

6. Based on your research, what do you believe will be the best way to achieve real and lasting change towards solving the climate crisis?

a) Discuss whether you believe the Paris Agreement is enough (or is not enough) to control climate change?

b) Should be at least 250 words.

Submission of Report

Report should have a title page with:

· Your Name and Student Number

· Course Identifier and Section #

· Title for the Submission

· Date of Submission

· Instructor Name

Answers to Questions:

· Copy the questions 1-6 into your report. You do not need to copy the sub questions. Below each question provide the answer to all parts of the question.

Saving and Submitting your assignment:

· Save your file in the following format: Your Name Assign 1 Answers.docx

· Upload your final submission in word format to the correct eConestoga folder.

A Note on Academic Integrity

“Written or other work which a student submits in a course shall be the product of his/her own efforts. Plagiarism, cheating, or other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. Cheating means the misrepresentation by the student of his/her performance in a college setting” (Conestoga College, 2018).

For more information on this policy, please go to the Academic Integrity Website at http://lib.conestogac.on.ca/academic-integrity

Or come speak with me.

To avoid plagiarism, be sure to cite your sources using the APA style. Should you require further information and/or assistance using the APA style guide, please visit the Learning Commons, the Library in person or online at APA @ Conestoga. Failure to cite your sources is considered a violation of academic integrity and will not be tolerated by the College.

Marking Option 1 50 Points

Scoring Element ↓	Unacceptable 1 Points	Needs Improvement 2 Points	Meets Expectations 3 - 4 Points	Exceeds Expectations 5 Points
Question 1 - 6 @ 5 pts each = 30 pts	Answers are missing information or may be missing entirely Lack of enough research	Answers may be missing information Some supporting research is used	Answers are complete Effective use of supporting research	Answers are complete and demonstrate a robust understanding of key terms and concepts
Format =5 pts Quality of thought and presentation = 5 pts Followed Instructions = 5 pts Referenced completely and accurately = 5 pts	The report contains many spelling or punctuation errors, which makes the writing difficult to understand The answer is disorganized Lacks citations and/or a reference (automatic 0)	The report contains minor errors, which make the writing difficult to understand The report is somewhat organized An effort to use citations and/or references	Spelling and punctuation errors do not significantly affect the communication of ideas The report is organized Minor issues with citations and/or reference	The report is nearly free of spelling and punctuation errors The report is well organized All citations are complete along with references

Marking Option 2 Maximum 10 Points

Element	Unacceptable	Needs Improvement	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Scoring	0 - 1 Points	2 - 4 Points	5 – 7 Points	8 Points
Content Max 8 pts	· Answers are missing information or may be missing entirely · Lack of sufficient research	· Answers may be missing information · Some supporting research is used	· Answers are complete · Effective use of supporting research	· Answers are complete and demonstrate a robust understanding of key terms and concepts · Supporting research from diverse, reputable and recent resources
Scoring	0 Points	1 Points	1.5 Points	2 Points
Style Max 2 Pts	· The report contains many spelling or punctuation errors, which makes the writing difficult to understand · The answer is disorganized · Lacks citations and/or a references (automatic 0)	· The report contains minor errors, which make the writing difficult to understand · The report is somewhat organized · An effort to use citations and/or references	· Spelling and punctuation errors do not significantly affect the communication of ideas · The report is organized · Minor issues with citations and/or reference	· The report is nearly free of spelling and punctuation errors · The report is well organized · All citations are complete along with references

Countries participating in Paris Agreement

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Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria[a]

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria[a]

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

European Union

Fiji

Finland

France

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Laos

Latvia

Lesotho

Liberia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia, Republic of

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Niue

North Korea

Norway

Pakistan

Palau

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe