New Delhi, Nov 11
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has reiterated the need to keep Paris simple.
Making an Intervention at the closing plenary session of pre-CoP 21 at Paris, Javadekar said that though Paris Agreement has to be ambitious, the ambition should not be unrealistic.
He pointed out that that the crucial question of post-2020 finance is fundamental to the success of Paris.
The Minister said that pre-2020 actions are the key to build trust among parties. He also said that there can be no Action Holiday in the pre-2020 period.
He also stressed that the Paris decision on pre-2020 actions should incorporate elements of ambitious mitigation actions by developed countries and enhanced support to the developing countries to enable them to take affirmative climate action.
He added that the commitment to provide finance by developed countries is based on their historical responsibilities and economic capacities.
