‘The new Agreement marks a new push jointly by all nations for a greener future’
‘The new Agreement marks a new push jointly by all nations for a greener future’
United Nations:
The Paris climate change agreement is a victory for climate justice, India has said stressing that the multilateral deal preserves the development imperatives of developing countries and frames climate ambition in a -"lens of equity-".
-"India is happy with the outcome of the COP-21 in Paris. As our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) said, we are all winners in the Paris outcome. Climate Justice has won and the new Agreement marks a new push jointly by all nations for a greener future,-" India's Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Bhagwant Bishnoi said at a briefing organised on Tuesday by the President of General Assembly on the just concluded climate summit in Paris.
Bishnoi said India participated in Paris in a spirit of openness, constructiveness and flexibility and India's voice was a voice of developing countries.
-"Our call for climate justice was based on the centrality of equity, historical responsibilities and the right to development for the world's poorest.
-"We are happy that the Paris Agreement acknowledges and preserves the development imperatives of India and other developing countries, framing climate ambition in a lens of equity,-" he said.
Noting that the agreement unequivocally acknowledges the imperative of climate justice, Bishnoi said the deal based itself on the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities.
-"We are also happy that the Agreement differentiates between the actions of developed and developing countries across its elements,-" he said as he expressed appreciation for efforts of French President Francois Hollande climate envoy Laurence Tubing and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
-"The Paris Agreement has given a new hope and direction to our collective effort to address climate change. The COP-21 in Paris has marked a high point in what has been a defining year in multilateralism,-" Bishnoi said.
He noted that the Paris Agreement complements the 2030 Development Agenda and taken together, both the outcomes mark a new beginning for international cooperation to protect the health of the planet and ensure a life of dignity to all people.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has termed the Paris Agreement -"a health insurance policy for the planet-".
