After the great, hope-giving climate summit in Paris, tangled, the current climate conference in Katowice, in the small print of the agreement. For three years the implementation of the provisions had been negotiated already, nevertheless, controversial points remained up to the last Minute not cleared.
The negotiations increased the least because of the rules for trading with emission rights for the emission of carbon dioxide. That sounds like a side-show. However, the sector is likely to grow strongly, because he was regarded as a good means to limit climate change with market-based instruments. Strict rules are so crucial.
One of the points of dispute: Can credits from an already existing trading system, with the industry to reduce countries ‘ own emissions through climate protection projects in developing countries, in the Paris agreement be transferred? Environmentalists believe that is not a good idea. “The System is highly criticized because a lot of the measures were not used in addition to, but already had taken place”, says Gilles Dufrasne, expert on emissions trading in the environmental organisation Carbon Market Watch. To transfer credits, however, in the emissions trading system under the Paris agreement, would have been dilutive.
a look into the small-Small of the negotiations. Brazil had required to last the absurd rule that the emissions saved may be counted twice: Once, to meet its own voluntary reduction targets, which had to designate each country the climate agreement, according to. Secondly, the mind should be allowed to be sold increases, as pollution rights to other countries.
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The Background: Huge areas in Brazil, which could be the afforestation would be double the value. “This is a pure financial self-interest,” commented the representative of an environmental organization. Against the claim of Brazil, most of the other countries fought to the last, because that would have created a lot of loopholes. Whether the issue of emissions trading was solved in the negotiations, or 2019 will be moved, remained open.
developing countries ‘ call for compensation
another sticking point irreparable damage and losses due to climate change. Under the Heading of “Loss and Damage” has accompanied this issue in the negotiations for years. Developing countries demand a kind of compensation for the consequences of climate change, the to gives you only a small part. The industrialised countries fear, however, for every storm and every Flood.
In the draft of the rule book to the Paris agreements were Packed essential passages to “Loss and Damage” in a footnote. The wanted to let the developing countries do not offer and put your Veto. The theme finally returned, with weak formulations in the main text, the crucial funding issues, but remained open.
Good results were on the topic of transparency. All the Nations of the earth be in the future, report to the same rules on their emissions. Previously, each state had different base years, methods of measurement or counting. For all the established Standards of the IPCC.
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consent to go there, as the large inventory of the progress since Paris in the year 2023. Probably the most important result in terms of its financing. Here not only the AIDS of the industry are to be considered countries to the developing countries, but the global financial flows. Direct it away from investment in fossil fuels to more Renewable sources is considered to be the best way for more climate protection.
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Katowice conclusion of the conference on climate change is delayed more
The letters of Paris faithful to the conference of Katowice in increasing the ambition of climate protection remains. Confirmed, or better, targets for the reduction of emissions in accordance with the agreement for 2020 on the table. The spirit of Paris, and the recent findings of the research would have actually required more, namely, higher Commitments today. More than a decision to increase the ambition of 2020, actually, and not just the same again, seemed to be in Katowice is not feasible.
