Kunal RastogiAIR 15 · CSE 2023 · 184 wordsTheir whole copy
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Stockholm conference was organised in 1972 at Sweden, with leadership from Indira Gandhi to counter the growing menace of climate change highlighted by Rachel Carsons book - Silent Spring
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Narrowing Gaps remains biggest challenge
(1) Extensive Promises made by Paris Conference → limit rise to 1.5°C → Nationally determined Contribution → Loss & damage under Santiago Network → Green Climate fund to transfer 100bn $
(2) Narrowing Gaps remain challenge (a) non-operationalisation of various plans - Kyoto protocol, NDC targets.
- 100 bn $ transfer (b) Reluctance of developed world in transfer of technology leading to Climate Apartheid. (c) Unilateral imposition by west leading to carbon imperialism. eg EU-CBAM. (d) No commitment to Climate Reparations by the west.
Measures for building Coherent Actionable strategy
- Recallibrate growth parameter to introduce Cornwall Consers:
- People
- Planet
- Profit
- Follow global best practice like the one in Montreal Protocol.
- Agile Approach in setting NDC.
- Fast track setup of Carbon markets.
- Consensus on Climate finance.
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Above steps would prohibit the Sixth mass extinction (IPCC) and aid in achieving SDG-13 - Climate Action.