Dubai, Dec 8: Reaffirming its trust and faith in the multilateral climate process, India on Friday, the final week with negotiators from nearly 200 countries aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and the future of fossil fuels, batted for the global goal of adaptation, which it said “is close to the hearts of the developing countries”.
Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the establishment of the global goal on adaptation is set to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability to climate change and in the context of pursuing efforts to reduce global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Intervening during the plenary of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) led by the UAE presidency, India’s negotiator said: “We are taking stock of the implementation of Paris Agreement through GST (global stocktake).
“We believe that over the next few days we can achieve serious progress in narrowing down the options, through direct negotiation between parties, for subsequent ministerial deliberations and consultations.
“We need a decision that is reached by consensus by negotiations among parties and in conformity with the mandates given by the Paris Agreement… this will not only give us a robust GST decision but will reaffirm our trust and faith in the entire multilateral climate process.”
The global stwock take was designed under the Paris Agreement to assess the global response to the climate crisis and chart a better way forward. The global stock take is held every five years and is intended to inform the next round of nationally determined contributions to be put forward by 2025.
India, a leading voice for developing nations, said: “We are second to none in our desire for an ambitious outcome. But such ambition must be founded on equity and feasibility in a nationally determined manner. (IANS)
