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September 25, 2020
Carolina Schmidt and Alok Sharma, respectively, COP25 Chair and COP26 Chair-designate, yesterday issued a joint request for new and improved Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and zero net targets ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The NDCs incorporate each country’s efforts to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Sharma, who is the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, announced that the UK and the UN Secretary General will jointly host an event on 12 December, inviting world leaders to present new commitments. on NDC, long-term strategies and adaptation and support.
Sharma also said that, in New York Climate Week, the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Fund (NAMA Facility) had announced a new EUR168 million (USD196 million) Ambition Initiative, with contributions from the UK and Germany, to support countries in implementing their reduction targets emissions as they recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. .
Schmidt, who is Chile’s environment minister, said there was an unprecedented opportunity to build “a healthier, more productive and more resilient society” than before the pandemic, “with climate ambition leading the way.”
In a video address with Sharma, he said: “As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented socio-economic crisis and postponed COP26 until November next year, but did not postpone the need for Parties to comply with the Paris Agreement, because the climate crisis has not been in quarantine. Despite the difficulties, climate action must continue. “
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At COP25 in Madrid, within the framework of the Climate Ambition Alliance, more than 120 countries pledged to improve their NDCs and their Long-term Strategies in 2020. Early next year, the NDC synthesis report of the Framework Convention The United Nations on Climate Change will show how all countries aggregate submissions “measure against scientific demands,” he said.
Sharma noted that Jamaica, the Marshall Islands, Moldova, Norway and Chile had already submitted more ambitious NDCs. He said: “We will only succeed in tackling climate change if we work together internationally. Therefore, although Italy and the UK will be co-hosts of COP26, success will belong to everyone.”
His video address coincided with a round table of global climate leaders from government, business and finance, and civil society to show high-impact and ambitious actions to tackle the climate crisis. The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, called the event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
According to a UN statement, Guterres wanted to demonstrate outstanding examples of his “six positive actions for the climate”: invest in green jobs and businesses, don’t bail out polluting industries, end fossil fuel subsidies, consider climate risks in all decisions and policies. doing, working together and ensuring that no one is left behind.
The UK also announced that the COP26 and COP25 high-level champions for global climate action will convene a series of virtual dialogues around the world in November to bring together cities and states, businesses, civil society and others “to push forward the race to net zero “. They will discuss actions in areas such as transportation, nature and energy to maintain momentum in the fight against climate change on a global scale.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “The UK will lead by example, keeping the environment on the global agenda and serving as a launching pad for a global green industrial revolution. But no country can turn the tide – it would be like rescuing an ocean liner. with a single bucket. We cannot allow climate action to become another victim of the coronavirus. Let us be the leaders who ensure the very health of the planet for our children, grandchildren and generations to come. “
COP26 will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1 to 12, 2021.
Researched and written by World Nuclear News
