Context:
Recently, first global stocktake technical synthesis report was released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
About Global Stocktake:
- It is a critical turning point when it comes to efforts to address climate change i.e. to assess the global response to the climate crisis.
- Global Stocktake is expected to take place once in 5 years.
- Aim – To push countries to set higher targets before the next NDCs are publicised in 2025.
Key highlights of the report:
- Identifies key areas for further action for addressing barriers in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
- Global temperatures are now expected to rise by 2.4-2.6 °C compared to 3.7-4.8 °C in 2010.
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C implies a reduction of 84% in global GHG emissions below 2019 by 2050.
About Paris Agreement:
- Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change.
- Adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21).
- Goal – To hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and preferably “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017.
2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or even 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
