Red colors indicate countries with carbon debt, with darker shades representing higher values.
(Climate Equity Monitor)
On the first day of the climate change conference, COP26, India launched an online panel called “Climate Equity Monitor” to assess equity in climate action, emissions inequalities, energy consumption and worldwide resources and ongoing climate policies in various countries. from the perspective of developing countries at the international level.
The Climate Equity Monitor aims to monitor the performance of Annex I parts under the UNFCCC (which includes developed countries) based on the fundamental principles of the Climate Convention. that is, equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC). ). The performance and policies of non-Annex I (developing countries) parties will also be facilitated for comparison, a statement from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said.
The performance here is the respective actions of countries to reduce carbon emissions as part of climate actions that will collectively help curb global warming.
Welcoming the launch of the Global Climate Policy website, India’s Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, tweeted:
He also congratulated the team that worked on this project.
The website has been conceptualized and developed by Indian researchers from the Climate Change Group of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai and the Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering of the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Bengaluru. with other independent researchers. .
The MSSRF team was led by Senior Professor of Climate Change, Professor T. Jayaraman, and the NIAS team by Associate Professor Dr. Tejal Kanitkar.
According to the latest scientific findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which have emphasized the importance of cumulative emissions and carbon budgets, the analysis will be based on these two concepts.
The equitable distribution of the global carbon budget is the fundamental principle of equity that will underpin the assessments that will gradually appear on the website. Existing climate monitoring “monitoring” websites are based in the global north and usually do not address the crucial aspects of equity and differentiation. According to researchers, other websites bury critical issues in complexities that are not dealt with transparently.
“The developers of this dashboard have taken this initiative to raise awareness, especially among the global Southern public, that climate action is a global collective action issue. The website seeks to disprove the narrative provided by “Many developed and non-global countries. Government organizations are constantly focusing on what developing countries need to do, constantly demanding greater commitment and action from them,” the statement added.
The website is expected to be a valuable tool for policymakers, public institutions, researchers, academics, students and the general public in developing countries to keep clear considerations of equity and climate justice from the outset. your perspective. The website will also be constantly updated with additional new material, including new areas such as climate finance, technology transfer, and adaptation.
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