DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
06 November, 2019
4 Min Read
Syllabus subtopic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
News: United States initiated the process of leaving the Paris Agreement, notifying the United Nations of its withdrawal from the landmark climate deal. The withdrawal will take effect one year from delivery of the notification
Prelims focus Overview of the Paris agreement.
Mains focus: Concerns and issues over US exit, its implications.
Main Concern: After it leaves, the US will be the only country left out of the global protocol. Syria and Nicaragua, the last remaining countries who were earlier holding out, also became signatories in 2017.
About Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement of 2016 is a historic international accord that brings almost 200 countries together in setting a common target to reduce global greenhouse emissions in an effort to fight climate change.
Procedure to leave the Agreement
Article 28 of the Paris Agreement allows countries to leave the Paris Agreement and lays down the process for leaving.
Reason for US withdrawal
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump had said the Paris Agreement was “unfair” to US interests. He had promised to pull out of the Agreement if he was elected.
The United States is the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. If it does not reduce its emissions befitting its status as the second largest emitter, it could seriously jeopardise the world’s objective of keeping the global temperature rise to within 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial times.
As part of its commitment to the Paris Agreement, the United States had promised to reduce its emissions by 26 per cent to 28 per cent by the year 2025 from 2005 levels.
Implications:
Can the US return to the Paris Agreement at a later date?
Does this mean the end to the war on climate change?
Source: The Hindu
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