India - Submission on Consideration of Outputs of the First Global Stocktake
Category: UNFCCC
Document Type: Submission To The Global Stocktake
Role: Main
India's 2023 Submission to the UNFCCC on the First Global Stocktake Outcomes
This document is a submission from the Republic of India to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding the consideration of the outputs of the First Global Stocktake (GST). The purpose of the submission is to articulate India's views, expectations, and proposed elements for the outcome of the First GST, which is intended to assess collective progress towards achieving the purpose and goals of the Paris Agreement. The scope of the submission covers India's perspective on various key components of the GST outcome, including the assessment of collective progress and identification of gaps in mitigation, adaptation, and the provision of means of implementation (finance, technology transfer, and capacity building). It also addresses loss and damage, the impact of response measures, and the fundamental principles guiding the international climate regime. Key obligations highlighted throughout the submission primarily pertain to the developed country parties under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. India strongly emphasizes the historical responsibility and leadership role of developed countries, particularly their obligations to undertake ambitious pre-2020 actions, provide adequate, predictable, and new and additional financial resources, facilitate technology transfer, and build capacity in developing countries. The submission stresses that the GST outcome must reaffirm these obligations and assess the significant gaps in their fulfillment, especially regarding the USD 100 billion climate finance goal and finance for adaptation. The document does not detail specific affected sectors within India or outline domestic Indian regulations. Its focus is on the international climate framework and the responsibilities of different groups of countries. The submission itself does not establish new deadlines or compliance dates. It refers to existing commitments under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement and calls for an assessment of compliance with past and current obligations, particularly by developed countries. The submission extensively references the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement as the foundational legal instruments governing international climate action. It does not mention specific Indian national statutes or regulations.
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India Submission to the UNFCCC Consideration of Outputs of the First Global Stocktake Republic of India Submission on Consideration of Outputs of the First Global Stocktake Table of Contents Section – I .............................................................................................................. 2 I. Preliminary Observations................................................................................ 2 II. Science .......................................................................................................... 2 Section – II ............................................................................................................ 4 III. Transition to the Political Phase of the First GST ......................................... 4 Section – III ........................................................................................................... 5 IV. First GST Outcome ........................................................................................ 5 1. Expectations from the First GST Outcome .................................................... 5 2. Scope of the First GST’s outcome ................................................................. 7 3. Elements of the First GST’s outcome ............................................................ 9 3.1 Mitigation ............................................................................................... 9 3.1.1. Pre-2020 Actions and Commitments ............................................. 9 3.1.2. Leadership by developed Country-Parties .................................. 11 3.2 Adaptation ............................................................................................ 15 3.3 Loss and Damage ................................................................................. 17 3.4 Impact of Response Measures .............................................................. 18 3.5 Obligations of the Developed Country Parties to provide finance and other means of implementation and support ........................................ 19 3.5.1. Reaffirmation of the obligation to provide climate finance ......... 20 3.5.2. Other Finance matters and emphasis on needs and priorities of developing countries …………………………………………………….…….….. 24 3.5.3. Assessment of the provision of climate finance ………………….... 25 3.5.4. New and Additional Finances ……………………..………………………. 26 3.5.5. Finance for Adaptation……………………..……………………..…………. 27 3.6 Technology Transfer and Development……………..……………………..……. 28 3.7 Capacity Building ……………..……………………..…….……………..…………… 30 3.8 Gap Assessment – Actual Progress and Gaps in Implementation ……. 30 3.8.1. Pre-2020 Gaps …………………………………………………………………. 31 3.8.2. Adaptation Gaps ………………………………………………………………. 32 3.8.3. Finance and Support Gaps ……………………………………….………… 32 3.9 Operationalization of CBDR-RC; Equity; and Climate Justice ….………. 33 3.10 Key areas for increasing ambition ………………………………………………. 40 Annex – I – Draft GST1 decision text for consideration by CMA-5 ………… 43 Page 1 of 49 India Submission to the UNFCCC Consideration of Outputs of the First Global Stocktake Republic of India Submission on Consideration of Outputs of the First Global Stocktake Section – I I. Preliminary Observations India is pleased to make this submission on the elements for the consideration of outputs component of the First Global Stocktake (GST), and welcomes this opportunity to provide its views on this subject matter in furtherance to the draft conclusions proposed by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) in
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