Global Imprint
Global Imprint
Global Imprint
Prakash Javadekar has represented India at a number of International Forums in the capacity of Union Minister. Prior to becoming a Union Minister also, he has made a number of official visits abroad, starting right from 1985, when he visited the USA to participate in the Young Political Leaders Programme (ACYPL).
He has especially played a very important role in portraying India’s standpoint at the International Platforms as Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
UNFCC
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an International environmental treaty adopted in 1992 which has near universal membership with more than 190 countries being signatories to the convention. The main objective of UNFCCC is to “stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent global rise in temperatures”.
The parties to the Convention have met annually from 1995 in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess the progress in dealing with climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was concluded and it established legally binding obligations for the developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions during the period from 2008 to 2012. The Kyoto Protocol was amended in 2012 to encompass the period 2013–2020 in the Doha Amendment.
In 2015, that is, during the tenure of Prakash Javadekar as Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Paris Agreement was adopted, governing emission reductions from 2020 on through commitments of countries in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), with a view of keeping the rise in global temperature under 2 °C.
Prakash Javadekar has represented India in the UNFCCC COP conferences three times held in various countries and played an important role in presenting India’s views before the world.
- UNFCCC COP 20 at Lima, Peru, December, 2014
The overarching goal of the conference was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius above current levels.
- UNFCCC COP 21 at Paris, France, November – December, 2015
The twenty-first session of the Conference of Parties (COP) served as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) and resulted in the adoption of the Paris Agreement under UNFCCC.
- UNFCCC COP 25 in Madrid, Spain, December 2019
India showed leadership and reiterated its commitment towards implementation of the Paris Agreement in its letter and spirit and to act collectively to address the issue of Global Climate Change.
PETERSBERG CLIMATE DIALOGUE
The Petersberg Climate Dialogue has been hosted every year by Germany since 2010 and aims to provide a forum for informal high-level political discussions, focusing both on international climate negotiations and the advancement of climate action.
Prakash Javadekar has represented India in the Petersberg Climate Dialogue three times held in Germany and played an important role in presenting India’s views before the world.
Prakash Javadekar has represented India in the Petersberg Climate Dialogue three times held in Germany and played an important role in presenting India’s views before the world.
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Petersberg Climate Dialogue V, Berlin, Germany, July 2014
All the Ministers discussed ways to accelerate progress in the UN climate negotiations and enhance climate action in their respective countries. -
Petersberg Climate Dialogue VI, Berlin, Germany, May 2015
About 35 Ministers and their representatives discussed ways to accelerate progress towards an ambitious agreement at COP21 in Paris and enhance climate action in their respective countries resulting into the subsequent adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP 21. -
Petersberg Climate Dialogue VII, Berlin, Germany, July, 2016
In an informal setting, Ministers discussed ways to implement the Paris Agreement and accelerate climate action in their respective countries.
UN CLIMATE SUMMIT
The UN Climate Summits attract the attention of world leaders, from government, the private sector and civil society, on the urgency for action to address the climate emergency, and on increasing climate action.
Prakash Javadekar has represented India in the UN Climate Summit three times held in the US and played an important role in presenting India’s views before the world.
- United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit in New York, USA
The delegation was led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji; India announced its plan to increase the share of non-fossil fuel by increasing renewable energy capacity to 450 GW.
- Climate Summit, UN Headquarters in New York, USA
The delegates agreed to catalyze action on climate change and mobilize political will towards a global agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by 2015. - UN Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony in New York, USA 22 April 2016
The high level event was convened by UN Secretary General for signing of Paris Agreement. 175 countries including India signed the agreement on 22 April 2016.
BASIC MINISTERIAL MEETING
The BASIC countries are a bloc of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China. The signatory nations are committed to acting together at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Prakash Javadekar has represented India in the BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change four times held in India, China and Brazil and played an important role in presenting India’s views on mitigating Climate Change.
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18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, New Delhi, India, August 2014
The Ministers emphasized on the developed countries’ responsibility in addressing climate change in the meeting. -
22nd BASIC Ministerial on Climate Change, New Delhi, India, April 2016
The Ministers welcomed the adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and acknowledged that the 21st Conference of Parties (COP-21) held in Paris in December 2015 marked a milestone in global climate cooperation.> -
28th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Ministers stressed their support for the UNFCCC and its instruments, which remain the preeminent international forum for negotiating and addressing matters related to climate change. -
29th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, Beijing, China,October 2019
BASIC Ministers expressed their concern for the global challenge of climate change and its adverse effects, and confirmed their commitments to multilateralism in order to address the issue and to foster climate resilience and promote reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
THE MAJOR ECONOMIC FORUM
The Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) was launched on March 28, 2009 to facilitate a candid dialogue among major developed and developing economies and to help generate the political leadership necessary to achieve a successful outcome and advance the exploration of concrete initiatives and joint ventures that increase the supply of clean energy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Prakash Javadekar has represented Indian in the Major Economies Forum four times held in various countries.
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Major Economies Forum (MEF) in Paris, France, July 2014
The meeting focused on key areas of the climate change negotiations and discussion on energy efficiency in the construction sector. -
Major Economies Forum (MEF) in New York, USA, July 2014
This meeting focused on reaching the political consensus needed for a successful outcome at the 20th session of the UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru, in December 2014. -
Major Economies Forum (FEM) in Washington D.C, USA, April 2015
This meeting focused on reaching at a political consensus needed for a successful outcome at the 21st session of the UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, France in 2015 -
Major Economies Forum (MEF) in New York, USA, April 2016
Prakash Javadekar pointed to pre-2020 actions that could both build momentum and facilitate implementation of the Paris Agreement.
OTHER CONFERENCES & EVENTS
- Informal Ministerial Consultations, Paris, France, July 2015
In the the two-day consultations, participants engaged in a plenary session on the general balance of the draft agreement, and an exchange of views in two co-facilitated groups on the operationalization of differentiation and on the level of ambition of the agreement. - Meeting of Negotiators of Like-Minded Developing Countries, New Delhi, India, September 2015
Negotiators from 13 nations participated in the meeting of LMDC to underscore the objective of the Paris agreement is the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention.
