The UN Conference on Climate Change scheduled for December in Paris is fast approaching, and some countries are still preparing their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), while others have submitted theirs, Kenneth Nana Amoateng, Executive Director of Abibiman Foundation said in a statement.
The statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said a careful look at the INDCs submitted by some of the developing countries, and if that was the toll, others were going to take, then it was evident that we would not be able to achieve the 2ᵒc target or 1.5 degree set for global temperature and the low carbon emissions which we wanted to achieve.
It said INDC of every country of the UNFCCC was supposed to represent the country’s position and commitment to combating climate change in line with the sustainable development goals (SDG) 13- to stop climate change, 14- to protect the ocean and 15, – to take care of the earth must be carefully looked at and the inputs made must critically take into consideration or account, the future of our children and the unborn generation.
According to the statement, as climate change had become a global issue of which had called for the need of world leaders to gather, the politics of it was very important and therefore necessary for countries to critically analyze their INDCs before they submit them.
Although some countries like Gabon have withdrawn their INDCs to review them, it is worth noting that Morocco on the other hand have done a great job in their INDCs and we believe that they should be a beacon for others to follow so as to effectively achieve the 2ᵒc set global temperature target.
It will be more prudent for the Annex One countries, the EU, the US, Canada and other to do better and show robust leadership by withdrawing their INDCs and scaling up their contributions.
Abibimman Foundation believes if we really want to make significant progress, then the INDCs should be more ambitious.
This will help after the adoption at the cop towards the achievement of low carbon emissions, a green economy and the 2ᵒc global temperature set target.
The statement called on developing countries to do more in the preparation of their INDCs, and those that had submitted must withdraw and review their INDCs by improving their contributions.
It said the adaption measures taken by countries that had submitted their INDCs were vague, and would not really address climate issues adaption. More practical steps must be taken as adaptation measures to make it more feasible, realistic and achievable, establish key principles to guide its implementation, some of which are already contained in the convention, and some of which, such as respect for human rights of all, should not be left behind.
A universal core agreement that binds all parties under international law takes effect from 2020.
This should take the form of a Protocol or another ancillary agreement with the same effect, adding that the requirement of ratification is usually strong evidence of countries’ intent to be bound, the statement noted.
Source: GNA
