The Draft Glasgow Declaration calls on countries to “revise and strengthen the 2030 targets in their defined national contributions as needed to align with the end-2022 temperature target of the Paris Agreement.”
this is project, published early Wednesday morning, also reminds the signatory countries of the Paris Agreement, which may come up with stronger commitments., on responding to climate change and any time… And for the first time, he urges them to stop funding exploration for coal and fossil fuels.
Diplomats from nearly two hundred countries represented in Glasgow will discuss the final version of the COP26 declaration, a summit that will conclude next weekend, in the next few hours.
According to the organization, if the countries represented in Glasgow maintain their current commitments until 2030, global warming will be 2.4, not 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Tracking Climate Action… It is already known that, given the progress of work in recent days, countries such as India will have little access to an accelerated transition.…
At the same time, poorer countries, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change, are calling for a global warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius. What scientists still believe is close to disaster.
Countries are then urged to “accelerate the phase-out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies”.… In particular, the most developed countries are urged to “urgently increase” financial support for developing countries in the area of climate protection.
“Turn on all the red lights”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returns this Wednesday to work on COP26, believes it is imperative for countries to “light all red lights” in an effort to limit the warming of the Earth.
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The draft final declaration consists of six pages, focusing on the principle of adaptation and financing: the latter was one of the hot spots for work on Scottish soil, as the least developed countries are responsible for their meager contribution to climate protection.…
It should be noted that an average increase in global temperature of just two degrees Celsius could cause billions of people to be affected by deadly waves of heat and humidity., in accordance with UK Met Office…
Before returning to high-level work, Boris Johnson, whose first speech was criticized for being overly enthusiastic, said that “negotiating teams in these last days of COP26 are facing the most difficult challenges to turn promises into action on climate change. “.
edition online The BBC said Johnson himself will meet with ministers and negotiators to learn about possible progress.
“This is more than any country in isolation, and it’s time for nations to forget about their differences and unite for the good of our planet and our peoples,” the head of the British Executive said, adding: “We need to turn on all red lights if we want to keep 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.”…
What has already been achieved in Glasgow?
The summit will continue until the very last moment negotiations on the agreement, which may receive the stamps of 197 countries. However, some third-party agreements were reached last week.
More than a hundred leaders have pledged to end and even reverse deforestation by 2030, including in Brazil.…
The United States and the European Union announced a global partnership to reduce methane emissions, a greenhouse gas by 2030.
Finally, more than 40 countries have pledged to move away from coal as a source of energy. However, the largest consumers of this fuel, such as China and the United States, stayed away from this understanding.…
This Wednesday is Transport Day at COP26.
with agencies
