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India voted against a draft UN Security Council resolution linking climate change to global security challenges on Monday, claiming that the measure will jeopardise the hard-won consensus gained at the recent Glasgow Summit.
India Ambassador In UNSC
India voted against a draft resolution linking climate and security at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, calling it a “step backward” for collective action on the issue as well as an attempt to move climate talks from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the Security Council.
The attempt by Western countries to portray climate change as something it is not—a global security issue—was stopped by India. At the United Nations Security Council, India voted against the affluent countries, claiming that it was an effort to avoid their obligation as historical polluters to assist developing countries in combating the effects of climate change.
Stand Of Other Countries
Because their industrial revolution has brought the globe to the verge of climate disruption, developed countries are referred to as historical polluters. They bear a greater share of the blame for climate change than the rest of the world.
They are expected to not only behave in their own best interests, but also to assist emerging countries by providing financial and technological assistance. They have made legally bound commitments to provide this assistance. The most significant was made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (UNFCCC).
Despite this, industrialised countries continue to discover loopholes that allow them to fall short of their commitments. Another method is to use climate change and its consequences as a potential threat to world security.
Because their industrial revolution has brought the globe to the verge of climate disruption, developed countries are referred to as historical polluters. They bear a greater share of the blame for climate change than the rest of the world.
They are expected to not only behave in their own best interests, but also to assist emerging countries by providing financial and technological assistance. They have made legally bound commitments to provide this assistance. The most significant was made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (UNFCCC).
Despite this, industrialised countries continue to discover loopholes that allow them to fall short of their commitments. Another method is to use climate change and its consequences as a potential threat to world security.
At the high table, 12 countries voted in favour of the resolution, two countries voted against it (India and Russia), and China abstained. The resolution was not adopted due to the Russian veto.
This was the first time this year that any permanent member of the council used their veto. And, despite the fact that 12 people voted in favour, not everything went smoothly. France, which is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Kenya, and Vietnam were the only countries on the council that did not co-sponsor it.
In essence, three Asian members of the council—India, China, and Vietnam—did not support the resolution.
Climate change impacts can undermine global security, according to this proposal, which India voted against. The UNSC draft resolution warned it might “lead…to societal tensions…, worsening, prolonging, or contributing to the likelihood of future wars and instability and constituting a key risk to global peace, security, and stability.”
Climate change decisions are being sought to be taken out of the hands of the UNFCCC’s larger international community and instead entrusted to the Security Council, he claimed.
Why Was It Not Passed?
If the Security Council genuinely takes on this role, a few countries will have complete control over all climate-related decisions. This is clearly not something that any country would want.
Oversimplification of conflict reasons will not aid in their resolution; worse, it may be deceptive. This is why India backed a draft that focused solely on the Sahel. However, for reasons best known to them, the sponsors did not consider this “he stated.
He also stated that industrialized countries must provide $1 billion in climate money.
Conclusion
This draft resolution, India added, “sends the wrong message that, rather than holding developed countries accountable, we are ready to be divided and sidetracked in the name of security.”
Russia took a similar stance, opposing the resolution and stating, “It is even evident that Western countries’ domination of the Council, in an attempt to dodge accountability for their acts, is an anachronism.”
