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COP29 of the UNFCCC concludes with the Baku Climate Unity Pact

Posted 25 Nov 2024

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The Pact includes New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance, the Global Goal on Adaptation, and Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme.

Key Highlights of the Pact

  • NCQG on Climate Finance: Provides a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters, and share in the vast benefits of the clean energy boom.
  • Global Goal on Adaptation
    • Baku Adaptation Roadmap:  For advancing implementation of adaptation action in line with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
      • Article 7, paragraph 1: Establish the global goal on adaptation of enhancing adaptive capacity with a view to contributing to sustainable development.
    • Recognizes both incremental and transformational adaptation approaches:  For protecting the well-being of people, and for implementing the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience.
  • Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme
    • No ‘one size fits all’ approach: Owing to the diversity of national and local circumstances.
    • Collaboration: Between cities, subnational authorities, local communities and national Governments on mitigation actions.
    • Discussion for creation of a digital platform: To facilitate implementation of mitigation actions.
  • Tags :
  • Climate Finance
  • Paris Agreement (2015)
  • COP 29
  • Global Goal on Adaptation
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