Climate Change Resilience
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor amplifying the Pacific voice at COP21 in Paris, France
8 December, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - Some positive trends have started emerging from the informal consultation on ambition, long term goals and periodic review, led by Norway and St Lucia.
However, some Parties have held on to their positions without moving, reported the two ministers, Tine Sundtoft from Norway and James Fletch...er from St Lucia.
“For instance, a significant number of developed and developing country Parties, including the most vulnerable, indicated their willingness to explore language referring to the 1.5 °C limit, recognising that it is essential to the most vulnerable countries, or using language that could serve to operationalise this limit.
Others would reaffirm the temperature limit agreed in Cancun.
However, views remain divergent on citing the context for the long term goal, with many Parties calling for the contextualisation of the 1.5 or 2 degree temperature limit.
“There is a general interest to express collective long term goals for mitigation which could be expressed in quantitative and, or qualitative terms, said the minister’s report to the Paris Committee.
Many Parties referred to a goal for a long term transformation such as towards climate neutrality or decarbonisation in the course of this century.
Some called for a goal of zero emissions in the second half of the century.
Many said this goal should be linked to the long-term temperature goal.
Several Parties stressed the need to be guided by the best available science.
“Many Parties also referred to the need for short and medium term milestones, such as global peaking and, or pathways or strategies for 2050. Other Parties were of the view that the goal should be referenced to the objective of the Convention.”
Many Parties indicated support for a stock-take every five years to take stock of and have a collective review of aggregate progress although we need to explore some issues further.
Chairs of the informal groups report to the Paris Committee, chaired by the President of COP21, Minister Laurent Fabius of France. -
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8 December, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - Some positive trends have started emerging from the informal consultation on ambition, long term goals and periodic review, led by Norway and St Lucia.
However, some Parties have held on to their positions without moving, reported the two ministers, Tine Sundtoft from Norway and James Fletch...er from St Lucia.
“For instance, a significant number of developed and developing country Parties, including the most vulnerable, indicated their willingness to explore language referring to the 1.5 °C limit, recognising that it is essential to the most vulnerable countries, or using language that could serve to operationalise this limit.
Others would reaffirm the temperature limit agreed in Cancun.
However, views remain divergent on citing the context for the long term goal, with many Parties calling for the contextualisation of the 1.5 or 2 degree temperature limit.
“There is a general interest to express collective long term goals for mitigation which could be expressed in quantitative and, or qualitative terms, said the minister’s report to the Paris Committee.
Many Parties referred to a goal for a long term transformation such as towards climate neutrality or decarbonisation in the course of this century.
Some called for a goal of zero emissions in the second half of the century.
Many said this goal should be linked to the long-term temperature goal.
Several Parties stressed the need to be guided by the best available science.
“Many Parties also referred to the need for short and medium term milestones, such as global peaking and, or pathways or strategies for 2050. Other Parties were of the view that the goal should be referenced to the objective of the Convention.”
Many Parties indicated support for a stock-take every five years to take stock of and have a collective review of aggregate progress although we need to explore some issues further.
Chairs of the informal groups report to the Paris Committee, chaired by the President of COP21, Minister Laurent Fabius of France. -
#4PacIslands