ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Katharina Neumann

Katharina Neumann is a DPhil candidate in Law at the University of Oxford in the Public International Law Group and the Sustainable Law Programme. She also serves as a tutor for Public International Law at the University of Oxford, an associate editor for the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal and as a research assistant with the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor.

POSTS BY Katharina Neumann

24 October 2025

Katharina Neumann

Rethinking Highest Possible Ambition

States classify a large portion of agricultural emissions as “hard to abate”, framing them as residual emissions which must be compensated through removals. As other sectors decarbonise more rapidly, persistent agricultural emissions pose a significant obstacle to achieving the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, underscoring the growing importance of reducing emissions in this sector to restoring a pathway consistent with returning to 1.5°C as quickly as possible. Continue reading >>