COP 21: Paris Climate Deal Weak And Unambitious, Says CSE

He said that the pact meets its “broad expectations” and recognises the country’s development imperatives. It is also a affirmation of idealism in worldwide relations – that the anarchy of the worldwide system can be transcended to find global solutions to global problems.

“We are also happy that the Agreement differentiates between the actions of developed and developing countries across its elements”, he said as he expressed appreciation for efforts of French President Francois Hollande climate envoy Laurence Tubing and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. All non-state actors are invited to join this call to action in support of the Paris agreement.

The Minister said that the Paris accord is a very successful agreement from the viewpoint of saving the Earth.

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If nations increase their pledges using the five-year cycles enshrined by the Paris accord and succeed in limiting warming to 2°C, United Kingdom land affected could shrink to areas now inhabited by 3.9 million people.

Last week at COP21 in Paris, governments of the world under the UN united in action on climate change by adopting the Paris agreement, the first universal, legally binding climate change deal.

China said that it will aim to move away from a carbon-intensive economy, instead focusing development of sustainable and renewable energy sources.

Javadekar said the agreement maintains differentiation in mitigation actions of developed and developing countries.

The two, along with other developed nations, also pledged to put up $100 billion a year to help developing countries transition to clean energy resources.

Developed countries should help developing countries make the costly shift to clean energy through funding and technology transfer.

“The phrase “historical responsibility” has been erased from the agreement and this weakens the obligations of developed countries to take actions due to their past emissions”, said Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general at Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). “Meeting that test precluded binding emissions targets and new binding financial commitments”. Dr Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, says the objective is “remarkable”.

Responding to calls from citizens countrywide, our delegation returned to a more co-operative approach, advocating for inclusion of human rights and indigenous knowledge, along with recognition of the critical importance of the 1.5 C goal. “Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo said, “The Paris Agreement is only one step on a long road, and there are parts of it that frustrate and disappoint me, but it is progress”.

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