PARIS, December 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Traditional approaches to international cooperation are insufficient to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and innovative solutions must begin to be implemented, according to a new report released by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) Initiative .
The countries of the South are ambitious given their capacities, but they must accelerate their transition to carbon neutrality while achieving their development objectives.
A crucial innovation would be to place the needs of countries at the center of international cooperation processes. Country representation must be ensured from the outset and at all stages of the design of cooperative solutions.
“We can only achieve the Paris Agreement goal if all countries can do more. For countries in the Global South, taking more ambitious climate action while pursuing development depends on whether innovations in international cooperation prioritize country needs. » said Henry Waismandirector of the DDP Initiative.
The report proposes concrete innovations in international cooperation in three sectors.
The steel sector can transform in ways that contribute to deep decarbonization globally, support local employment and industrialization in developing countries, and maintain the competitiveness of current producers. This can happen as part of a revised approach to the current distribution of incentives, international value chains and trade in primary steel production.
Changes to national freight transport – producing goods more sustainably and closer to consumers, developing better railways and multimodal infrastructure, and making rail services more competitive than road services – contribute to development and deep decarbonization. For these changes to occur, it is necessary to direct international financing towards industries and transport infrastructure, as well as changes to trade and commerce agreements.
The agriculture and land use sector must consider objectives related to mitigation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity, food security and rural livelihoods. This holistic approach requires improving governance of the land use system, promoting the sharing of lessons on policies and their implementation, and implementing new financial mechanisms and trade agreements to encourage forest restoration. or degraded pastures, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and more diversified land management. uses such as agroforestry.
“We need innovative international cooperation to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. COP28 must send a clear political signal and catalyze technical and organizational changes, in all sectors and in all countries. It is a question of trust between the North and the South, and a question of effectiveness in the fight against climate disaster. said Sébastien Treyerexecutive director of Iddri.
Media contact:
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https://ddpinitiative.org/ddp-annual-report-2023/
SOURCE IDDRI – Initiative on pathways to deep decarbonization
