India no longer inclined to host COP33 climate meeting in 2028, Pg1

Key Highlights:

• India is no longer planning to host the COP33 climate meeting in 2028.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to host the event in December 2023 during COP28 in Dubai.
• The COP33 would involve a global stocktake (GST) to assess progress on the Paris Agreement targets.
• A COP33 cell was established within the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to prepare for hosting the event.

Detailed Insights:

• COP (Conference of Parties) is an annual meeting of signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement, and the Kyoto Protocol.
• As host and president, India would be expected to prioritize global climate action, potentially conflicting with its national positions on climate-related issues.
• The global stocktake (GST) is a critical assessment of global climate actions to meet the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius.
• Hosting COP33 would place greater scrutiny on India's climate actions and commitments.

Key Concepts Involved:

• COP (Conference of Parties): Annual meeting of countries to address climate change under the UNFCCC.
• Global Stocktake (GST): Assessment of collective progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement goals.
• Paris Agreement: International accord to limit global warming, adopted in 2015.