BONN CLIMATE MEET -UPSC Current Affairs

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Context

The meeting was 10-day intermediate session precursor to the COP conference which will happen in Dubai UAE.
However it underperformed in its agendas for the effective management of climate change.

Results of Bonn meeting

Global Stocktake

It is a process to assess and review the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The technical discussions were not sufficient to create a framework or elements to be included in the stocktake exercise.
- A clash of interest, on burden sharing, between developed and developing countries were seen. It was mainly over provisions related to finance and historical responsibility of Annex I countries regarding greenhouse gas emmissions. For instance Australia downplayed historical responsibility.
- It was contested that non Annex-I countries are responsible for 57% of the carbon dioxide and emmissions of other gases likes methane, sulphur dioxide. Hence they contributed to 70% of the incremental warming
There were also concerns of pre-2020 commitments in the GST by developed nations like USA.

Mitigation Work Programme

It was set up in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow
It is an emergency exercise focused only on increasing emission cuts and is temporary in nature.
There were no concluding agreement on this too as it was pointed that developed countries have not offered enabling funds, to the tune of US$ 6 trillion, and technology transfers.

Annex I countries

These are generally rich and developed nations.

These nations are included in Annexure I of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC

Must read Article:

BONN meeting on climate action

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/bonn-meeting-on-climate-action

Climate finance

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/bonn-meeting-on-climate-action

PRACTICE QUESTION

Bonn climate change conference in Germany was successful in some discussions but it was inconclusive on various agendas related to climate changes. Discuss. How such discussions and deliberations could be made more effective? Suggest. (250 words)

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/bonn-climate-meet-takeaways-old-conflicts-some-forward-movement-8675863