According to reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai on December 1 and give a national address showcasing India’s climate initiatives. According to a source, the prime minister would arrive in the UAE on November 30, give India’s national declaration at the United Nations World Climate Action Summit on December 1, and return the same day.
On December 1-2, chiefs of state and governments will meet with leaders from civil society, business, youth, indigenous peoples’ groups, frontline communities, science, and other sectors to discuss climate change activities and strategies. Modi has championed the Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) movement, asking nations to embrace environmentally friendly lifestyles and shift away from fundamentally consumerist behaviors.
Recognizing the importance of this decade for climate action (2021-2030), there is a need for rebalancing consumption patterns between the Global North and South. Differences in historical emissions and contributions to global warming are seen across countries.
For example, although accounting for just 4% of the present world population, the United States emitted 17% of global emissions between 1850 and 2021. In comparison, India, which has 18% of the world’s population, has produced just 5% of greenhouse gas emissions so far.
According to Oxfam International, an independent nonprofit organization, the world’s richest 10% accounted for over half of global emissions in 2015. Modi revealed India’s climate change plan during the Glasgow climate talks 2021.
In August of last year, India revised its nationally decided contributions or national action plan to meet the targets outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, particularly the aim of reducing global warming to far below 2 degrees Celsius, ideally 1.5 degrees Celsius. India’s amended NDCs target to lower GDP emissions intensity by 45 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, and to reach 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will also participate in high-level events and roundtable discussions at the 28th session of the annual climate talks (COP28), including discussions on climate finance, emissions reduction, adaptation to climate impacts, and inclusive transition to a green economy. COP28, held in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12, will conclude the first-ever “global stocktake,” a periodic evaluation of collective progress toward meeting the Paris Agreement targets.
This study will help design future climate action plans, or NDCs, by 2025. The climate summit may see tense debates over the operation of a fund intended to offer financial assistance to developing and poor nations affected by climate change, as well as funds for adaptation.
The global south would expect the global north to accelerate decarbonization and dramatically provide financial and technological assistance to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Dissatisfaction among poor nations is projected as a result of unmet pledges of financial help, notably the yet-to-materialize $100 billion committed by affluent countries by 2020. At COP28, several nations, particularly the European Union, are anticipated to press for a worldwide agreement to phase out unabated fossil fuels.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate experts. To avert the worst effects of climate change, global emissions must fall 43 percent below 2019 levels by 2030, owing mostly to GHG emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.
Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president-designate, encouraged countries in October to accomplish a prudent phase-down of unabated fossil fuels and enhance investments in sustainable energy. The term ‘unabated’ refers to the use of fossil fuels without the use of contentious carbon emission capture systems, allowing for ongoing use if governments use technologies to minimize consequent emissions.
