Key priorities for the upcoming COP22
Q. Which of the following are the key priorities for the upcoming COP22 from India’s standpoint?
1) Promoting action between 2016-2020
2) Furthering the cause of Adaption and loss and damage
3) Finance, technology and capacity-building support before and after 2020- Published on 03 Oct 16a. 1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Following will be the key priorities:- Enhancing Ambition and promoting action between 2016-2020 - Paris Agreement is for post-2020 period. Currently, we are operating under the pre-2020 action framework and must not wait any further to take action. The developed countries should ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. At Morocco, we must agree to set up an action roadmap for 2016-2020 for raising ambition and achieving pre-2020 goals.
- Mobilising means of implementation i.e. finance, technology and capacity-building support before and after 2020 - USD 11 billion per year climate finance goal has not been met. At Morocco, India will insist for a concrete roadmap from developed countries. USD 10.3 billion committed to the Green Climate Fund does not match the enormous finance and technology requirements indicated by developing countries in their INDCs. The new Technology Framework under the Paris Agreement should help to remove barriers to technology access and provide finance for meeting higher technological costs.
- Furthering the cause of Adaption and loss and damage - India is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The first review of the loss and damage mechanism at COP 22 is an opportunity for India to ensure that this mechanism provides tangible and concrete solutions. Most important of these would be to ensure that there are tools to address adaptation, financial risk management and finance needs for dealing with extreme and slow onset events.
