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World Sustainable Development Summit 2021
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- WSDS 2021: The road to fighting climate change is through climate justice and this requires us to be large hearted by thinking of the bigger and the long-term picture. The twentieth edition of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) event was inaugurated virtually, on February 10th, 2021 in the presence of dignitaries. The PM said that the poor are most impacted by climate change. Climate Justice is inspired by a vision of trusteeship where growth comes with greater compassion to the poorest. It also means giving developing countries enough space to grow. When each of us understands our individual and collective duties climate justice will be achieved. India is on track to exceed our commitments and targets on Paris, as per promise to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 33% to 35% from 2005 levels.
- Paris pledges: The government claims India is implementing its pledges. Four international reports including the United Nations Environment Programme's emission gap report, the climate change action tracker report, the climate change performance index, and the transparency report, state that India is leading from the front and is implementing all its pledges well before time. It has reduced emission intensity; increased its forest cover and with 90 GW of renewable energy, may achieve the target of 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
- WSDS over the years: This event has addressed the most pressing global challenges of our time. Science tells us that humans must cut GHGs by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. India is currently the only G20 country that has overachieved its NDCs. The target of 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030 will bring more jobs, cleaner air, and a more secure power grid. We count on India on its contribution to multilateralism on COVID vaccines, climate change and on peace keeping.
- COP26 coming up: This three-day event will address the theme, 'Redefining Our Common Future: Safe and Secure Environment for All'. As the country partner of the WSDS 2021, the UK government is closely involved in various sessions of the summit, in the run-up to the COP 26, which it is preparing to host in Glasgow in November this year. Bloomberg Philanthropies, Shakti Sustainable Foundation, Tata Cleantech Capital, European Union, USAID, World Bank, are some of the key institutions partnering with the summit to rally around the themes of clean air, renewable energy, environment, clean oceans, energy transition, resource efficiency and circular economy, among several others.
- Background: Since its inception in 2001, WSDS has been a significant platform for showcasing India's plans, policies, priorities, and actions by identifying the most topical issues, of environment and sustainability. Over the years, many collaborations and partnerships that have been fostered and, during the three-day event, new ones will be launched and conceived.
- Knowledge centre:
- The Paris Agreement - It is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. To achieve this long-term temperature goal, countries aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible to achieve a climate neutral world by mid-century. The Paris Agreement is a landmark in the multilateral climate change process because, for the first time, a binding agreement brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.
- UNFCCC - UN Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the United Nations entity supporting the global response to climate change. The UNFCCC has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and its Doha Amendment, adopted in 2012. The UNFCCC collaborates with numerous United Nations organizations to pool resources and convening power to effectively implement the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, as well as other global agendas, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- SDGs - 17 Goals for People, for Planet - The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals. Today, progress is being made in many places, but, overall, action to meet the Goals is not yet advancing at the speed or scale required. 2020 needs to usher in a decade of ambitious action to deliver the Goals by 2030. Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets are broader in scope and go further than the MDGs by addressing the root causes of poverty and the universal need for development that works for all people. The goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.
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