“The phrase “historical responsibility” has been erased from the agreement and this weakens the obligations of developed countries to take actions due to there past emissions”, Narain said.
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It is expected that this year’s Climate Summit in Paris is to bring new and positive results.
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Negotiated through the United Nations with the aid of expert and dogged French diplomacy, the agreement aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels”.
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Criticisms have been made over the fact the deal is part legally-binding and part
voluntary.
“The problem’s not solved because of this accord, but make no mistake, the Paris agreement establishes the enduring framework the world needs to solve the climate crisis”, he said.
Fourth, the accord requires developed countries like the US, UK and Germany to help developing countries pay for reducing emissions and cope with the effects of climate change.
“It is true that the agreement is not flawless and there are some areas that are in need of improvement”, said Xie Zhenhua, China’s Special Envoy on Climate Change.
After more than two decades of fraught negotiations, delegates from almost 200 countries have agreed to a historic deal to steer the world away from catastrophic climate change, signalling the end of the fossil fuel era.
“We came together around a strong agreement the world needed”, said Obama, speaking from the White House.
“The agreement shows how, with goodwill, commitment and willingness to look beyond individual concerns, cooperation among all countries is possible for the global larger, long-term good”, he said in a statement.
Under the deal, all nations will communicate their climate targets every five years, starting in 2020.
“In short, this agreement will mean less of the carbon pollution that threatens our planet and more of the jobs and economic growth driven by low-carbon investments”, Obama said.
Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy at CAFOD, said: “This agreement opens a new chapter for action on climate change, with a target of limiting temperature increases to 1.5C”. The U.S. long objected to addressing the issue in the agreement, anxious that it would lead to claims of compensation for damage caused by extreme weather events. The agreement instead calls for a nationally determined contribution, which they say is insufficient.
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The agreement was also reached as South Africa chaired the Group of 77 plus China – a group of more than 130 developing countries representing more than eighty percent of the world’s population.
