Prakash Javadekar presents goals of Paris agreement to Cabinet

A South African expert on Monday stressed the need for both developed and developing countries to work jointly to ensure the implementation of the landmark climate change agreement signed in Paris. Earlier in the day, he also made a presentation to the media highlighting India’s stand at the Paris conference and also the issues in the outcome which India had been rallying hard on.

The Minister said the climate agreement mandated developed countries to provide financial resources to developing countries. The agreement establishes a framework for revisiting and strengthening the targets every five years.

“India has been a strong advocate of the principle of differentiation and operationalisation of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR)…”

“We are happy that the Paris Agreement acknowledges and preserves the development imperatives of India and other developing countries, framing climate ambition in a lens of equity”, Mr Bishnoi said.

“We were proactive, positive and friendly”, Mr Javadekar added. He also said that the launch of the International Solar Alliance by Modi and the French President Francois Hollande was well-received. “It is regrettable that the government of India, including the prime minister, having hailed the agreement as a great success”, it said. It will take effect in 2020 only if it is ratified by more than 55 percent of nations, or nations that cause 55 percent of global emissions.

Javadekar said that the agreement outlines the road map to achieve this target while stating that the accord is more “durable and ambitious”. It indicates where countries as well as business and industry must direct their efforts at, and the potential business opportunities that the corporate sector can harness in markets for clean energy, energy efficiency, clean cities and other areas of mitigation as well as adaptation.

WMU has just introduced two new specializations within the Master of Science programme – Ocean Sustainability, Governance & Management and Maritime Energy Management – which will make immediate and direct contributions to the goals and principles laid out in the Paris Agreement of 12 December.

Taking into account of the needs and priorities of developing countries, the agreement also eyes 100 billion USA dollars a year by developed countries for developing countries from 2020.