On April 28, 2020, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate change Shri Prakash Javadekar attended the 11th session of “Petersberg Climate Dialogue” representing India.
Highlights
- The dialogue was hosted by Germany.
- It was co-chaired by United Kingdom. Over 30 countries participated in the dialogue.
- The dialogue discussed about measures to tackle COVID-19, save lives and to overcome social and economic consequences of the disease.
- It also discussed about the preparatory steps in moving into the implementation phase of Paris Agreement.
India at the dialogue
- India suggested to have a Climate Technology that is open to everyone at affordable cost.
- India also suggested to create 1 trillion USD grant to the developing world immediately.
About the Dialogue
- The Dialogue is being organized by Germany since the failure of Copenhagen Summit in 2009.
- The dialogue is usually attended by the Environmental Ministers.
Copenhagen Summit
- The Copenhagen Summit failed to deliver a climate deal.
- The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) is commonly known as Copenhagen Summit.
- It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- At the summit, the Copenhagen Accord was drafted.
- The Developed countries under the accord agreed to pledge up to 30 billion USD.
Other major UNFCCC
- In 2010, the Green Climate Fund was established.
- In 2012, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. In 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted.
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