Global Climate conference to begin in Marrakech

The 12 day Global Climate conference will begin today in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

In the conference, delegates will deliberate on the details of implementing the Paris deal, such as drafting rules for how to measure and report emissions as well as the financial contributions meant to help poor countries deal with climate change. 

India will push the agenda of sustainable lifestyle at the conference. The Environment Ministry said in a statement that the importance of sustainable lifestyle anchored for the first time in the climate change agreement was a big victory for India.It said, India has always followed a path of sustainable lifestyle which is based on the principle of need-based consumption. The Ministry



also said, India will push for operationalisation and meaningful outcomes from the new bodies set up under the Paris agreement which includes technology framework and Paris committee on capacity building.

Meanwhile, the talks, against the backdrop of a US election could have a major impact on America's role in the global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have divergent views on climate change and the landmark emissions pact adopted in Paris last year. 

Under the Paris deal, the Obama administration pledged to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. But US Republicans are opposed to the deal, saying it will harm the US economy.