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There is a strong belief that the next climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt this year (COP 27) may not discuss climate change mitigation, mainly on account of the ongoing energy stress in Europe.
Key Takeaway
- The Russia-ÂUkraine crisis and resulting global energy supply shortages have dented everyone’s ability to reduce emissions.
- The President of Vanuatu, a small Pacific island, wanted the General Assembly to adopt a universal Non-Proliferation Treaty to ban the use of fossil fuels across the world.
Vanuatu
- About
- The Republic of Vanuatu is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean.
- The capital is Port Vila.
- Borders
- The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
The Conference of the Parties (COP)
- About
- COP is the apex decision-making authority of the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC).
- The Conference of Parties comes under the UNFCCC, which was formed in 1994.
- The COP meets every year.
- The first COP meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, in March 1995.
- The COP President:
- The office of the COP President typically rotates among the five United Nations regional groups:
- Africa
- Asia
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Western Europe and Others
COP26 or The Glasgow meeting.
- Place:
- It was hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy and took place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK.
- Four goals of COP26:
- Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
- Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats.
- Mobilise finance
- Finalise the Paris Rulebook
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- About
- It was signed in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Earth Summit, the Rio Summit or the Rio Conference.
- Members:
- The UNFCCC entered into force on 21st March 1994 and was ratified by 197 countries.
- The UNFCCC secretariat:
- The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change.
- It is located in Bonn, Germany.
- Objective:
- To achieve stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
- India and UNFCCC:
- India ratified the UNFCCC in 1993.
- The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) acts as the nodal agency for UNFCCC in India.
Content Source: The Hindu