Trump’s exit from Paris
Agreement obligation at the eleventh hour, where Paris agreement modalities
after COP-22 at Marrakesh is in full swing and HAS adopted MARRAKESH ACTION
PLAN. It has completely brought a new conundrum for $100 Billion fund for
climate change resilience. As since Copenhagen 2009 Summit failure, it took six
years brainstorming session for multilateral negotiation to finalize and adopt
final draft of Paris Agreement. To organize this Multilateral Environmental
Agreement UNs along with member-state have incurred huge expenditure as well as
research to reach the Paris agreement draft.
Ambiguous Environmental Policy
As Paris Agreement has
already been adopted and member-states acting in full swing to follow their
INDCs commitments based on common but differentiated responsibilities, which
has already been submitted to its repository, UNFCCC Secretariat. Financial
Mechanism i.e. $100 Billion contribution fund to be mobilized from 2020 for achieving
the reduced emission is in process. This decision of exit or reconsideration
will not only delay the process of climate change resilience but also make planet
earth more vulnerable as Vth Assessment
report of IPCC has already expressed its pros and cons for future prediction of
climate change and global warming will lead to food security crisis, Energy
Security and most temperature, which alone will destroy everything. As America
is 2nd largest emitter. So far as climate fund is concerned,
American withdrawal will affect America also, because climate change impact is
universal and even if you are out of the Agreement, it cannot be said that you
can be safe in isolation. The most important factor is that this will affect
international diplomacy, and smaller states and followers of America will also
hesitate to act according to modalities of Paris Agreement.
Renegotiation and Reconsideration
Now America’s will to
reconsider/renegotiation will not only disturb the post International Environmental Treaty
negotiation process during COP-meetings, but also derail the basic tenet of the
International Law, which will pull other countries to escape International
obligations by practicing American style. Now, the question is when roadmap has
already been finalized, and most countries have ratified the paris agreement
which came into force on, 4 November 2016, can member-states be permitted to act in such a manner at the
final stage. Though every International Stakeholder of Paris Agreement, knows
importance of American participation which is directly related to financial
mechanism and the contribution that U.S.A. can make. But precedent of
Environmental diplomacy and step-out of U.S.A. will affect basic fabrics of
Paris Agreement which will affect financial mechanism process required for
implementation of reduced carbon emission.
Obligations under International Law
This decision of Trump
to walkout of U.S.A. has triggered new ambiguity for other developed and
developing nations. Can Treaty obligations be withdrawn like this where other
nations are following the developed Nations sovereign function pattern. It is
not about funding only as in Kyoto also similar act was done by U.S.A. But the
reasoning given by Trump by directly pointing India and other countries
benefits as forecasted by Trump can be said as irresponsible act which can
raise suspicion for other countries which may be a set-back for Paris Agreement
where 55% States have already signed and ratified the treaty, means a lot for
the world’s last effort to protect mother Earth.
Trumpomacy instead of Diplomacy: Focus
on Climate Resilience
For Developing
countries the financial requirement is most important in order to adhere to
Paris Agreement Obligation. As most important stakeholder are multinational
Corporations involved in clean energy business and eco-friendly business are
from USA and EU, because of which at negotiation stage Paris Agreement was
called “M.N.Cs friend”, which will increase their involvement and profit. This
faction is not completely true as on later stage MNCs role came with utter
responsibility and not only as profit making body . As most M.N.Cs are based in
U.S.A. / E.U. with advance clean and green technology which will flourish and
expand America and E.U. influence in trade. It is not restricted to trade only
but Agricultural and service sector also. In this aspect it is completely
mis-calculated risk which Trump is eager to take. It will neither create
stability nor jobs for Americans. Instead America should have focused on
restricting other fund-contributions or financial assistance. This decision
will disrupt entire climate change effort to build climate resilience fight
global warming.
Perhaps next move of TRUMP might be cutting the UNs funding
which can be done at any time as per Trumponomics which will affect USA legacy
of world power and most important the environment which is common concern of
mankind and not the responsibility of isolated nation as USA is behaving. It is
now or never situation for the world according to IPCC report if we cannot make
it today we will never make in tomorrow and entire notion of inter-generational
equity will meet disaster and lone planet will become history for life. So it
can be requested and reprimanded to USA to consider its decision because
international environmental diplomacy and stakeholder knows what clean
environment means and every nation will not consider USA views and will move
and follow sustainable development blue print till 2030 to make earth a better
home for future.
AS on this Environment Day world knows the the importance of environment and international environmental diplomacy cannot wait for USA and no works linger for anybody, things have to move, be someone support or pull out it does affects as USA has done but "PARIS AGREEMENT" should move ahead with full endeavor to save mother earth.
HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY!!!!
TO PROTECT EARTH DEPENDS ON US SO LET US UNITE FOR COMMON HERITAGE OF MANKIND THAT IS ENVIRONMENT.
WITH 2017 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY THEME "CONNECT TO NATURE" LET US CARE NATURE AND NATURE WILL TAKE CARE OF US.........
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