Is it possible to slow global warming?

Is it possible to slow global warming?

Climate change; paris summit

News:

  1. 48th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) was held at Bonn between April 30th and May 10th.

Important Facts:

2. At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted

3. The agreement which seeks to limit global warming to well below 2°C,entered into force in 2016

4. Recently, the meeting at Bonn was held to discuss the operational guidelines for implementing the agreement and agreed upon by all parties.

5. Major Constraints to Negotiations:

  • Consensus could not be drawn on operational guidelines for implementing the agreement
  • The guidelines on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) have been a matter of debate. The developing countries want to cover mitigation targets, adaptation and the means of implementation for the NDCs. However, the developed countries want the guidelines to be limited to mitigation, the reduction of greenhouse gases
  • NDCs are efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
  • The issue of financial support and technology transfer to the developing countries has been a major area of concern.
  • The issue related to Loss and Damage (L &D) has been another hurdle in negotiations. Funds to support L&D have not made much progress
  • Lost and Damage are basically the negative impacts of climate change. Funds for L&D aim at providing assistance to poor countries facing adverse impacts of climate change.

6. The failure to produce a draft document of guidelines on Paris agreement is a major setback to the goal of reducing global warming

7. An interim meeting has been proposed to be held in Bangkok post COP-42 in Katowice, Poland

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