In an exclusive interview with EURACTIV France, Paul Watkinson, president of the UN Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at COP24 and COP25, discussed why the ‘rulebook’ on implementing the Paris Climate Agreement still has not been ratified.
Paul Watkinson was the president of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2018 and 2019, at COP24 and 25. He was also a climate negotiator for the French government for over 10 years and participated in the elaboration of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015.
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Paris agreement isn’t enough: Climate crisis is too important to be left to governments alone. Private sector too must pitch in December 11, 2020, 7:26 AM IST
The writer is CEO, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST)
The world is not only suffering because of Covid and economic distress. It’s also reeling due to climate disasters. The year 2020 is likely to be one of the three warmest years on record, and 2011-20 will be the warmest decade on record. 2020 has witnessed increasing wildfires, new extreme temperatures on land, sea and especially in the Arctic, a record number of hurricanes in the Atlantic.