Describe the major outcomes of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What are the commitments made by India in this conference?
Since its first CoP in 1995, the UNFCCC has played a significant role in fighting climate change. The Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015) have been its major milestones. Recently, CoP-26 was held in Glasgow, where nations took a range of decisions in the collective effort to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Major Outcomes of COP26 . 1. Completion of the Paris Agreement rulebook. 2. Member countries agreed for the Glasgow Climate Pact. a. Asked nations to strengthen their NDCs. b. Make efforts to phase-down usage of coal and phase-out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. c. Created a two-year work programme to define a 'Global Goal on Adaptation'. d. Initiated discussions on setting the new target for climate finance, beyond $100 billion for the post-2025 period. e. Allowed leftover carbon credits under Kyoto protocol to be used in meeting countries’ first NDC targets. 3. Pledge to reverse deforestation by 2030. 4. Global Methane Pledge, to reduce methane ...