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Steffen
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Datum: 07.06.2017 08:40
Joint Statement on commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement
This statement is supported by renowned scholars from rising powers of the
South as well as Germany. The common position demonstrates our unwavering
commitment to the Paris Accord and expresses our determination to deepen joint
knowledge creation on existential issues for human survival and sustainable
development, for global justice and social integration.
U.S. President Trump has announced that he will withdraw from the Paris Climate
Agreement. The USA will no longer participate in the international efforts to
limit the global temperature rise to a maximum of 2.0 degrees. With this step,
Donald Trump isolates the USA internationally and places it on the same level
with states like Syria or Nicaragua. His decision comes neither as a surprise
to the global community, nor does it diminish the huge historical meaning of
the Paris Accord.
The effect of the U.S. exit could be fatal if other heads of state follow the
example. Climate protection is not only essential to limit global warming, but
also to implementing the universal 2030 Agenda. Those 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, which are to be implemented by the year 2030, apply to all
countries of the world. They are central for securing jobs and sustainable
economic development. In the USA, no other industry created more jobs in 2017
than the turbine sector, which strongly depends on investment in
climate-friendly energies. It is obvious, that the USA itself will suffer
severely from President Trump's decision. At last week's Berlin Summit of Think
Tanks (T20) from G20 countries, co-hosted by the German Development Institute /
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), high-ranking representatives
from academia, civil society, business and government underlined the importance
of jointly implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Accord.
Collective efforts to fight climate change are especially crucial to promote
peace and human security. Marginalized groups in developing countries as well
as low-income people within industrial countries will suffer first and foremost
from the consequences of global temperature rise. Investments in climate
mitigation and adaption are, therefore, essential for poverty reduction,
sustainable growth and enduring prosperity.
In the face of U.S. withdrawal, Germany, the European Union and middle-income
countries in the South need to intensify their efforts for fast and effective
implementation of the Paris Accord. They must strengthen existing collaborative
programs and create new international climate alliances. Many of the remaining
194 member states of the Framework Convention on Climate Change have already
stated that they will stay fully dedicated to the agreed objectives. In
addition, a huge number of sub-national and non-state actors within the USA
have dissociated themselves from President Trump’s announcement and will
intensify their climate-related work. In addition, the impressive engagement of
rising powers and middle-income countries over the past years gives rise to
hope for effective international cooperation, regardless of the position taken
by the U.S. at the federal level.
The world urgently needs to act on the existential threats of climate change
under the “business as usual” trajectory. We, therefore pledge to redouble our
efforts for joint knowledge creation in support of the Paris Accord and the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Signed by
Dirk Messner, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für
Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs
Narnia Bohler-Muller, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
Paulo Esteves, BRICS Policy Center, Brazil
Enrique Saravia, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Medelina Hendytio, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
Yulius Hermawan, Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia
Archna Negi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Sachin Chaturvedi, Research and Information System for Developing
Countries, India
Dongxiao Chen, Shanghai Institutes of International Studies
Haibing Zhang, Shanghai Institutes of International Studies
Jiang Ye, Shanghai Institutes of International Studies
Xiaoyun Li, China Agricultural University
Carlos Domínguez Virgen, Instituto Mora, Mexico
Enrique Dussel Peters, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Sincerely Yours,
Marie Philipsenburg
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