COP Presidency 'Troika' Call Countries To Accelerate NDC Submissions To Combat Climate Change

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24. COP28, COP29, and COP30 Presidencies 'Troika' (UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil) have sent a second letter to Parties (i.e., countries party to the UN Convention), entitled Mission 1.5°C, calling to boost countries' climate ambitions by speeding up the preparation and submission of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Trend reports via the document.

"With only six years remaining until 2030, the urgency of the climate crisis demands accelerated action," the document said.

According to the document, following the 'Troika's' initial letter in March 2024 outlining the vision of the Roadmap to the 'Troika', Azerbaijan, the UAE, and Brazil have engaged in a series of initiatives across the realization of the Paris Agreement pillars.

"Our shared success requires tangible progress on mitigation, adaptation, and the means of implementation and support, along with scaling up financial flows to support just and equitable transitions towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.

We will only be successful if we are faithful to our collective commitment to multilateralism as enshrined in the UAE Consensus and the outcome of the first Global Stocktake (GST) at COP28 and remain united in the pursuit of efforts to achieve the purpose and long-term goals of the Paris Agreement," the second letter to the UN countries noted.

The document also pointed out that the course correction to keep 1.5°C within reach in a nationally determined manner and build global resilience requires transforming the world's current development model, which encompasses different pathways and approaches.

"This transformation must respond to the latest science and be guided by equity, ensuring climate ambition can also drive social inclusion and economic prosperity," the document indicated.

Besides, according to the letter published on the official COP29 website, the design and communication of the next generation of NDCs, which must be truly transformational, mainstream climate action into broader development planning, catalyze investment for effective climate action, and support the UN sustainable development goals, are due by February 2025.

"Discussions at the recent session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) evidenced the clear challenges to delivering ambition without the necessary means of implementation in place. In this context, the work of the Troika seeks to strike a balance between ambition and implementation that is not a trade-off but a mutually reinforcing collaborative approach based on consensus and trust for the achievement of our collective climate," the document pointed out.

The 'Troika' reminded its call on the UN Secretary-General to mobilize the entire UN System to support Parties, especially developing countries, in designing, delivering, and implementing NDCs.

"We deeply appreciate the constructive feedback from Parties, which has reinforced our belief that the Troika can serve as a key vehicle to build continuity and political ambition in support of the next round of NDCs," the letter said.

As the letter said, the next round of actions on NDCs must recognize the special needs of vulnerable countries.

"In this context, there is an opportunity to make investment a driving design feature of NDCs and to put in place policies and regulations that will further incentivize investment in climate action," the 'Troika' emphasized.

According to the 'Troika' financial systems, international financial institution reforms, and development agendas to support enhanced climate action.

"With the deadline to submit the new NDCs between COP29 and February 2025 rapidly approaching, we call upon Parties to step forward with the ambition of keeping 1.5°C within reach in a nationally determined manner at this critical moment," the document noted.

According to the document, significant steps should be taken before the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York (to be held in September 2024).

"The UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil, in our national capacities, will be among those countries who will provide corresponding signals at UNGA," the letter added.

This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Germany's Berlin, with its secretariat in Bonn.

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