Study Urges Leaders to Take Latest Arctic Science into Account, Rethink Emissions Goals Written by AZoCleantechMay 18 2021 As the Paris Agreement was initially signed over five years ago, it has set the standard for the global measure to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, with over 70 nations taking on aspiring Nationally Determined Contributions that surpass initial obligations charted in the Agreement. Image Credit: kamilpetran/Shutterstock.com But a new study reported recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) claims that the carbon budget on which these commitments are based does not consider the latest science on Arctic feedback loops and calls for global leaders to reconsider emissions goals.