Beyai stated this in his opening remarks at a training organised for Nigeria’s negotiators that will be at the Climate Change conference in Paris.
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The lawmakers also call upon North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to improve strategic awareness of the security threats increasingly posed by climate change in the form of natural disasters; increased competition for natural resources such as food and water supplies; heightened migration pressures; and growing impacts on public health.
Europe’s climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.
Many countries sit by reliant on the efforts of other countries to reduce carbon emission. India was the last of the top 10 to announce its goals – to produce 40 percent of its power from renewable or low-carbon sources by 2030.
The INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) Forum was organised by the European Commission, the Moroccan government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
They added that the Paris Climate Conference is particularly significant for Pakistan, as the country is one of the most vulnerable to climate change. “It is imperative that we see a strong, coordinated response across borders”. Leaders claim this will be a crucial conference, aimed at signing a ‘new worldwide agreement on global warming.
The Permanent Secretary said the African Group proposes the use of a reference framework to reflect mitigation actions and adaptation measures taken by the countries that would lead to equity. “But the summit will be a success if it commits countries to initial emission cut pledges and provides for a mechanism to increase these pledges in the coming years“.
Molho also pointed out that in designing the UK’s future climate change and energy policies, the government should not lose sight of the economic opportunities presented by a transition to a low carbon economy.
Dr. Adejuwon said the training was for experts, including people from the Academia; government; non-governmental organisations about the art of negotiating, especially climate change issues to enhance their capacity. “And it stressed the importance of strengthening data quality and coverage in developing countries – and the availability of data for policy-making and for monitoring and implementing the SDGs”.
It is tempting to ask: haven’t we heard all of this before?
Indonesia is one of countries to have submitted its INDC documents as part of its contribution to global climate goals.
In 2009, climate talks were held in Copenhagen in which rich countries promised to raise funds to reach a goal of $100 billion a year to transfer funds to developing countries.
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Rachmat said that Indonesia was ready to use its “plentiful ammunition” when having to negotiate during the “politically-charged” discussions on the INDCs with any country that might try to scuttle a global agreement in Paris. “I’m confident that [it] will arrive before Paris”.
