TNPSC Current Affairs January 25 2017
The Central Government
has given its approval to ratify the 2nd commitment period of Kyoto
Protocol which commits countries to contain the Emission of Greenhouse Gases
(GHGs).
The Cabinet Chaired by
Prime Minister gave its nod to ratify the 2nd commitment period of
the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted by countries in 2012 to containing the
emission of Green House Gases and so far 75 countries have ratified the second
commitment period.
The Ratification of
Treaty will encourage other developing nations to undertake this exercise. This decision
will further underlines India’s leadership in the comity of nations committed
to global cause of environmental protection and climate justice.
UNFCC
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UNFCC
(The United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change) seeks to stabilize
GHGs concentration in Atmosphere. Recognizing the developed countries are
principal responsible for the high concentration of GHGs in Atmosphere.
The
Kyoto Protocol places commitment on developed nations to undertake mitigation targets
and to provide financial resources and transfer technologies to developing
nations.
Developing
countries like has not targets or mandatory mitigation obligation under Kyoto
Protocol.
About
Kyoto Protocol:
The
Kyoto Protocol is the first International agreement between countries to mandate country by country reduction of six
greenhouse gases in order to prevent global warming. Kyoto emerged from the UN
Framework Convention on climate Change, which was signed by almost all nations
on 1992 mega-meeting popularly known as Earth Summit to curb global Warming.
To
put teeth into the pledge, a new treaty was finalized in Kyoto, Japan in 1997
for Green House Gas reduction after years of negotiations and entered into
force on February 16 2005.
About Commitment Period:
The first commitment period
was from 2008-2012.
The second commitment period adopted for the period 2013-2020 as per the amendments to Kyoto Protocol at Doha in 2012.
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