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COP22 and Marrakesh Action Proclamation for Our Climate & Sustainable Development

Examrace (UPSC, NET, NCERT, ICSE ...) November 29, 2016

Dr. Manishika Jain in this video explains a major topic in Environment and Sustainable Development – COP 22 and Marrakesh Proclamation.
Details are given below:
COP22: 22nd session of Conference of the Parties to UNFCC
CMP12: 12th session of Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
CMA1: 1st session of Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement
Adopted Marrakech Action Proclamation for Our Climate & Sustainable Development
Respond to global warming
Paris Agreement & its reflection of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities.
Countries affirm commitment to full implementation of Paris Agreement
Nations demanded solidarity with those countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Need to support efforts for adaptive capacity, to strengthen resilience and to reduce vulnerability of most vulnerable countries.
Increase in the volume, flow and access to finance for climate projects
Developed Country Parties, reaffirm $100 billion mobilization goal.
Nations parties to Kyoto Protocol (which does not include US) should ratify of the Doha Amendment, with its focus on pre-2020 action.
Cooperation among the countries to close the gap between current emissions trajectories.
Eradicate poverty, ensure food security and take stringent action to deal with climate change challenges in agriculture.
Build on the post-Paris momentum, and move forward to reduce GHG emissions and support UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Pre-2020 Ideas
Climate actions: Based on principles of equity and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) and climate justice.
Recognized principle of differentiation between developed and developing countries
Focus on operationalizing rules pertaining to Adaptation, Mitigation, Finance, Technology transfer, capacity-building and transparency frameworks.
Need for “Marrakech Action Proclamation for our climate and sustainable development”
Initiated work on Adaptation Fund to serve the Paris Agreement.
Mobilization of $ 100 billion per year and other support to developing countries
Forward movement in the climate actions & implementation
Develop the Rule Book for Paris Agreement
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR–RC)
Different capabilities and differing responsibilities of individual countries in addressing climate change
Laid under 1992 UNFCC treaty
Annex-I: Developed Nations, Greater role in mitigation
Non-Annex I: Developing Nations
1997 Kyoto Protocol: Annex classifications were codified & Annex I country emissions reductions were legally bound
2011 Durban: Allow countries to individually determine their “contribution” to address GHG emissions. It is “applicable to all,” and approaches differentiation by bottom–up scheme
2014 Lima: CBDR-DC in light of different national circumstances
India: Afforestation, REDD+ & Sustainable Transport
Government asked forestry sector to meet its goal to create 2.5-3.0 billion tons of additional carbon sinks as per the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Sustainable transport solutions – Low Carbon initiatives- Railway electrification through renewable sources of energy, with potential reduction of 138 MT of CO2 by 2030.
12 Himalayan States on climate change – Himalayas provide water to 1.3 billion people in Asia – G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development at Almora
COP 21 – 196 Parties
Adopted the Paris Agreement
Strengthen global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise this century well below 20C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.50C
US, India, China and other countries had pledged to curb emissions under the Paris deal by moving to renewable energy sources.
Donald Trump aims to boost oil, gas and coal and “cancel” the Paris Agreement.

Impact of Withdrawal of America from Paris Agreement?
Explain climate change with special reference to Paris Summit. Discuss the objectives and agenda for the Paris Summit?
Explain India’s Efforts in Marrakesh Proclamation?
Environmental preservation and globalization are conflicting requirements? Critically Examine.

Marrakesh, Morocco @5:30
COP22 @5:41
CMP12 @5:46
CMA1 @5:52
Adopted Marrakesh Action Proclamation for Our Climate & Sustainable Development @6:12
Pre – 2020 Ideas @8:34
Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR – RC) @9:24
India: Afforestation, REDD+ & Sustainable Transport @11:03
COP 21 -196 Parties @15:32
Doha Amendments @16:28
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