KEF, Alm.del - 2024-25 - Bilag 99: Outcome Document Parliamentary Meeting at COP29

Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsudvalget 2024-25
KEF Alm.del Bilag 99
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Parliamentary Meeting

at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan

16-17 November 2024

Outcome document

We, parliamentarians, gathered on the occasion of the 29th session of the Conference of

the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan,

Recalling

the principles and objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, and the outcomes of previous United Nations

Climate Change Conferences (COPs),

Recalling also

the outcome of the first global stocktake and

emphasizing

the need for urgent

action and support to keep the 1.5 °C goal within reach which “requires deep, rapid and sustained

reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035 relative to the

2019 level and reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050”,

Deeply concerned

by the increasing frequency and intensity of catastrophic natural

disasters over the past few years, including severe droughts, devastating floods and unprecedented

temperature increases, and consequently cognisant of the increasing imperative for early action,

Recalling

the resolution entitled

Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to

affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity

adopted at the

148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), as well as other relevant IPU documents such as

the resolution

Addressing climate change

adopted at the 141st IPU Assembly in 2019, and the Nusa Dua

Declaration

Getting to zero: Mobilizing parliaments to act on climate change

endorsed by the 144th IPU

Assembly in 2022 as guiding documents,

Recognizing

the importance of deliberations on setting a new collective, quantified goal on

climate finance to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and

confident

that encouraging

governments and societies to mobilize efforts to meet the Paris Agreement goals will contribute to

adapting and mitigating the adverse effects of climate change,

Noting

the importance of strengthening partnerships among all countries, parliaments,

research establishments, governments and private institutions, and civil society organizations in

combating climate change,

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Acknowledging

that the deepening global challenges posed by climate change

complicate achieving the targets of net zero emissions by 2050, with forecasts indicating a need for

investments of up to US$ 300 billion a year by 2030 and US$ 500 billion a year by 2050 to meet

national targets, and

recognizing

the significant lack of climate financing for developing countries,

Underscoring

the necessity to endorse the recommendations on the role of

parliamentarians in climate-related issues as stated in the final document of the COP28

Parliamentary Meeting held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2023,

Recalling

that the outcome of the global stocktake shall inform the Parties to the Paris

Agreement on updating and enhancing, in a nationally determined manner, of their actions and

support in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Paris Agreement, as well as on enhancing

international cooperation for climate action,

Alarmed

by the findings of UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2023 that the full

implementation of current, unconditional nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would put the

world on track for limiting global warming to 2.9 °C while the additional, full implementation and

continuation of conditional NDCs would lower global warming to 2.5 °C by the end of the century,

Recognizing

that climate change may create obstacles to achieving the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs),

Noting

the importance of raising the level of urgency of adaptation and of supporting

adaptation adequately, and

highlighting

the need for bridging the adaptation finance gap, which is

of utmost necessity for enhancing adaptation action overall,

Stressing

the need for parliamentarians’ participation in addressing climate change

and the importance of implementing countries’ laws aligned with national adaptation plans (NAPs),

adaptation communications and NDCs, as appropriate,

Call upon

parliaments to support their governments’ actions through relevant

legislation and oversight mechanisms to address mitigation and adaptation efforts in

line with NDCs, and the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement goals and principles;

Urge

parliaments to exert pressure on their respective governments to invest more in

accelerating the transition to clean, in particular renewable, energy to implement the

17 SDGs, to adopt legislation that supports the tripling of renewable energy capacity,

to double energy efficiency improvements by 2030 and to accelerate efforts to

transition towards clean energy systems through a gradual transition from fossil fuels

and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in a just, orderly and equitable manner, while

recognizing that each nation’s path will be determined by its unique energy landscape,

economic needs, and national priorities; and encourage countries to accelerate the

phase-down of unabated coal power and employ transitional fuel as necessary, to

achieve net zero goals by 2050 in accordance with their NDCs and scientific evidence;

Call upon

parliaments to support governments to accelerate their work on substantially

reducing non-carbon-dioxide emissions, including, in particular, methane emissions,

and to include specific methane reduction targets in their NDCs;

Call upon

parliamentarians to actively participate in international platforms to prevent

the consequences of conflicts, wars and military clashes impacting the environment

and ecological balance;

Call upon

parliaments to create a more comprehensive understanding among the

international community about the environmental damage caused by mines and

unexploded ordnance in conflict and post-conflict zones, while also responding

attentively to the calls for assistance from countries in need in this area;

Invite

parliamentarians to support comprehensive, long-term policies on water, to

increase access to safe and clean water and its sustainable use, to promote adaptive

measures, such as more resilient water supply and sanitation systems that can

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withstand growing climate change impacts, to support investments and innovative

financing for sustainable water resource management;

Stress

the need for parliaments to create new legal mechanisms that encourage

innovative financing and aim specifically to activate national companies and

transnational corporations in climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes by

stimulating sustained investments into and initiatives on the application of and access

to new technologies;

Emphasize

the need for increased joint initiatives and knowledge-sharing efforts

among all members of the international community to establish more agile, operative

and comprehensive cooperation mechanisms, in particular for the sharing of robust

and transparent data, to prevent, mitigate and adapt to the effects of extreme weather

events such as disasters, floods and droughts, desertification and land degradation;

Invite

parliamentarians to take steps to improve legislation on the prevention of

harmful impacts of wastewater, radioactive waste, and household waste on human

health and the environment, as well as on the integration of household waste as raw

material sources in production processes;

Call upon

parliaments to recognize the links between health and climate change, and

that climate change is a health-risk multiplier, and to support multi-sectoral policies

and investments to make health systems resilient to the impacts of climate change,

including to climate-induced food insecurity, extreme weather-related illness and

vector-borne diseases, ensuring positive health outcomes for all, especially for the

vulnerable populations;

Encourage

parliaments to promote international cooperation for protective legislation

connecting climate, biodiversity, loss and pollution, and addressing ecocide;

Urge

parliaments to address through their legislative, oversight and representation

functions the needs of the groups disproportionately affected by climate change, in

particular groups in vulnerable situations, including women, children, elderly, people

with disabilities, young people and minorities, and to implement climate goals in

accordance with the principle of gender equality and equity;

Call upon

parliamentarians to work with their governments to support technology

transfer on voluntary and mutually agreed terms, to ensure access to modern

technologies that allow developing countries to utilize clean energy sources, priced as

affordably as possible, and to actively create a legislative base that encourages the

private sector to support this effort;

Encourage

parliaments to harness the potential that comes with the emergence of

artificial intelligence (AI) while minimizing its risks and maximizing its benefits in the

global effort to stem climate change;

Highlight

the need for developed countries to fulfill their financial commitments,

including supporting reforms of relevant financial institutions that enhance the

accessibility and predictability of climate financing for developing countries, and the

allocation of resources appropriate to existing needs, and encourage other countries

to provide support on a voluntary basis and to support the urgent transfer of Loss and

Damage funding to developing countries, in particular the small island developing

States and least developed countries;

Invite

parliaments to support countries affected by disasters in keeping with the

provision on financial and technical resources as outlined in the UN Framework

Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement;

Invite

parliaments and governments to establish effective and agile multi-stakeholder

mechanisms for collaboration in order to coordinate initiatives across ecological,

social, economic, administrative and legislative domains in their respective countries;

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Invite

parliaments to ensure that climate education is mainstreamed across all

educational levels, and to promote training programmes and public awareness

initiatives on climate change in order to empower individuals with the knowledge,

skills, values and kind of behaviour they need to understand and participate in the

transition to a climate-resilient world;

Call upon

parliaments to raise awareness of climate change, combat misinformation,

promote broader involvement of civil society in their work on climate change,

highlighting the importance of public participation in climate action, information,

education, discussion and consultation;

Invite

parliamentarians to promote transparency in the implementation of

commitments related to climate change, in particular the implementation of nationally

determined contributions, which shall be revised in 2025, and in the adoption and

enforcement of related legislation;

Emphasize

the importance of the participation of parliamentarians in international

platforms focusing on public awareness of climate change, environmental pollution,

loss of biodiversity and other environmental challenges;

Call upon

international financial institutions to consult with parliamentarians in

designing region- and country-based climate related programmes, enhance

collaboration with developing countries in exchanging knowledge and experience on

climate finance, preparing climate investment plans, promoting climate investments

and attracting global climate finance through global green funds;

Invite

parliaments to promote initiatives for the conservation and restoration of forests,

oceans and other biodiversity hotspots, including the implementation of sustainable

ecosystem management practices, combating deforestation, preserving biodiversity

and addressing pollution;

Commit

to review the implementation of recommendations of the present

Parliamentary Meeting and promote the stocktaking of efforts through the IPU prior to

COP30 in 2025.

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The delegations participating in the Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of COP29 would like to

extend their sincere gratitude to the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Milli Majlis of the Republic of

Azerbaijan for hosting this global parliamentary meeting, which comes at a time when we all realize

that the window of opportunity to secure a sustainable future for all is rapidly closing and global

efforts at all levels are urgently needed to confront the threat of climate change.