BONN CLIMATE MEET

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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.

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

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