BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 18. COP29 Parties have made a decision on a work program related to non-market approaches mentioned in the sixth Article, eighth paragraph of the Paris Agreement, TurkicWorld reports.
Article 6.8 provides Parties with the opportunity to implement national climate plans, including mitigation and adaptation plans, and to promote sustainable development through these approaches.
The COP29 Presidency has identified the full implementation of the sixth Article of the Paris Agreement as one of its main priorities. This article is designed to ensure secure and transparent carbon markets while facilitating cooperation among countries to achieve their climate goals.
Markets in line with this article are a vital tool for attracting more investments into developing countries. Full implementation of Article 6 could reduce the costs for countries in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by approximately $250 billion annually.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run until November 22, opened at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November 11. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date, and the first time in the region that it is being held in Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest level event - the summit of world leaders on climate action - was held on November 12–13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the 1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for "Conference of Parties" and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
