2018 : Paris Agreement to get operationalised
Q. Marrakech has negotiated a deadline of which year for operationalising the Paris Agreement?- Published on 21 Nov 16a. 2018
b. 2019
c. 2020
d. 2021
ANSWER: 2018
The
UN climate conference concluded on 19th Nov with negotiators from over 190 countries setting a deadline of 2018 to finalise the rule book for operationalisation of the Paris Agreement
- The agreement has been on a clear roadmap to meet the deadline
- The Paris Agreement to take various climate actions by countries post 2020 to save the world from disastrous consequences of global warming, entered into force w.e.f. Nov 4
- The pre-2020 action is being covered by the Kyoto protocol of 1997 where only developed nations have to take action to reduce GHG emissions.
- Rules to implement the agreement will be framed to ensure transparency of action of all countries as per their respective pledges under the agreement adopted by 195 countries in December 2015
- Rules will specify the ways and means for measurement and accounting of emissions reductions in all nations
- They will also have a mechanism to mobilise climate finance to help the developing countries in adopting adaptation measures
- Signing of the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance by 23 nations including Brazil, India and France during COP22 was a crucial step towards taking nations to a clean energy path
- Marrakech vision published a new document about the Climate Vulnerable Forum whereby important social justice actions for combating climate change were taken into account
- The Paris Agreement was reached after the Paris Conference on climate change which took place in December 2015 where a number of 195 countries signed the first ever binding global climate deal.
