As will be recalled, one of the agreements reached in Paris was to keep the temperature increase of the Planet below two Degrees centigrade, with respect to pre-industrial levels.

The Paris agreement entered into force last November 4, 2016, after the European Parliament gave its consent for ratification and following approval by the 55 countries responsible for more than 50% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, the report recently published by the World Meteorological Organization seems to indicate that 2016 will be the hottest year with a temperature average higher than the record set in 2015 - bearing in mind that these last five years have been "the hottest ever recorded" on the Planet-. In addition, it has been confirmed that in 2015 another record was broken: the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, the main greenhouse gas manager .

Not only that, but desertification, poverty and scarcity of basic resources can destabilize the most vulnerable countries (cf. Laudato si'). In this regard, it is estimated that environmental degradation, as a consequence of climate change, will turn 200 million people into 'climate refugees' by 2050, as already highlighted at the Marrakech summit.

One of the aspects core topic of the negotiation in the Moroccan city was precisely the definition of the national climate plans, based on two priority axes: the information to be included and the transparency of these plans, with the goal to ensure compliance with the actions through a standard verification method.

In addition, Marrakesh was to set out how to address investments - of some US$100 billion per year from 2020 onwards - in the most disadvantaged countries, to mitigate the direct consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels, among others.

Meanwhile, in Spain, the government in office until a few days ago has not been able to ratify the agreement of Paris. Now it will be up to it to bring forward a 'Law on Climate Change' where the efforts that must be made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are included in agreement with the commitments set by the European Union for all its members, which, as we said at the beginning of article, have already been ratified by the European Parliament.

The new law should also undertake the progressive elimination of thermal power plants and unprofitable coal mines, promote the use of renewable energies, strengthen recycling through a circular Economics , modernize agricultural techniques for a more rational use of water and fertilizers; It should also include a determined fight for the prevention of forest fires and the promotion of reforestation measures to ensure that forests become CO2 sinks, in addition to a set of environmentalEducation actions at all levels that advocate the use manager of water, means of transport and natural and artificial resources, with the goal to achieve a development that is resistant to and capable of recovering from extreme climate impacts and adverse environmental conditions.