(a) whether India and China hadjointly urged rich nations to ratify thesecond commitment period of the KyotoProtocol (2013-2020) guiding their climateaction for next three years by June, 2018to build trust in the multilateral process;and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) and(b)The 23rd Conference of Parties (COP 23) to UNFCCC was held in Bonn, Germany from 6th to 17thNovember 2017. During COP 23, India and other developing countries urged the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. As a result, the decision titled ‘Fiji Momentum for Implementation’ adopted during COP 23 requests the President of the Conference of the Parties and the UNFCCC Executive Secretary to send joint letters to Parties to the Kyoto Protocol that are yet to ratify the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol urging them to deposit their instruments of acceptance with the Depositary as soon as possible. It also requests the secretariat to consult the United Nations Secretary-General on ways to promote the ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol.
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