Paris: Paris climate deal could be a "weak, unambitious and inequitable" accord as most of the crucial components like mitigation and financial commitments are likely to be not legally binding, an Indian green body on Friday said, a day after the new draft negotiating text was released.
Asserting that the issue of fair share in the carbon budget must be a part of the text, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that if that is not done, equity will not be operationalised and a climate change regime will be created which is built on "intolerance towards voice of powerless" and will further "climate change apartheid".
It also said that France being the host of the conference, needs to think whether it wants to become part of this kind of regime. Noting that the text draft does not have a mention of fair share of carbon budget, CSE director General Sunita Narain said that there should be a clear reference of it in the final text.
"We are looking at a weak, unambitious and inequitable deal at Paris. Some of the most important components including mitigation and financial commitments are not likely to be legally binding. We find the language on loss and damage to be weak. This deal promises finance but hesitates to commit. "CSE wants an ambitious deal but ambition must ensure that there is enough carbon space for the livelihood of billions of people and shield them from impacts of climate change," CSE deputy director general Chandra Bhushan said.
CSE said that the draft text is a complete "dilution" of commitment of developed countries and shifting of burden to
developing countries. "If this draft text becomes agreement, for the first time there will not be a target for developed countries for mitigation. There is also a lack of clear time period in which developed countries are going to take collective as well as individual actions. "The fight here is lifestyles of and livelihood of millions. In the text, there is not even a mention of fair allocation of carbon budget," Bhushan said.
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