In Bonn, 9 developing countries showcase wealth of action and innovation to curb and reduce emissions

At the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn (to 27 June) 9 developing countries have presented an update on their activities to curb and reduce greenhouse gas emissions before 2020. This took place at an event known as the Facilitative Sharing of Views (FSV).

The developing countries showcasing their climate actions at the event were: Armenia, Brazil, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, the Republic of North Macedonia, Uruguay and Vietnam.

The showcased actions range from the introduction of emissions trading schemes to efficiency measures in buildings, the promotion of renewable energy and low emission beef production.

“Transparency is the key vehicle to increase climate action and ambition,” said UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa. “All nations must show, through their actions, not just their words, that they’re willing to significantly boost climate action, and to do it together,” she said. 

The work on transparency at the Bonn climate conference will also include the Multilateral Assessment of developed countries’ actions on climate change, which takes place on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June.

These transparency sessions are geared towards helping countries, especially developing countries, to increase their ambition by learning from one another. While the focus is on efforts to reduce emissions, other vital issues are addressed, such as finance, technology transfer and capacity building.

Original source: UNFCCC
Published on 20 June 2019