COP 26 Glasgow - 31 OCT to 13 NOV 2021: A New Climate Change Agreement Reached By Over 200 Nations
At COP26, countries reviewed the climate agreement made under the 2015 COP 21 Paris Agreement which was broadly to make changes to keep global warming below 2 degrees C and also to aim for 1.5 degrees C while continually cutting emissions until they reach net zero by mid-century.
COP 26 - Nov 13, 2021: Elements of the New Climate Change Agreement:
Emissions Agreement: That countries will meet again in 2022 to pledge further cuts to emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in an effort to keep temperature rises within 1.5C - which scientists say is required to prevent a "climate catastrophe" as current pledges, if met, will only limit global warming to about 2.4C.
Nov 14, 2021 - COP26 President, Alok Sharma, announces adoption of Climate Change agreement
C#COP26:- Highlights and Conclusions | Climate Action | United Nations:
Emissions Agreement: That countries will meet again in 2022 to pledge further cuts to emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in an effort to keep temperature rises within 1.5C - which scientists say is required to prevent a "climate catastrophe" as current pledges, if met, will only limit global warming to about 2.4C.
Coal: For the first time at a COP conference, there was an explicit plan to reduce use of coal - which is responsible for 40% of annual CO2 emissions. However, countries only agreed a weaker commitment to "phase down" rather than "phase out" coal after a late intervention by China and India.
Developing countries: The agreement pledged to significantly increase money to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change and make the switch to clean energy. There's also the prospect of a trillion dollar a year fund from 2025 - after a previous pledge for richer countries to provide $100bn (£72bn) a year by 2020 was missed.
While some observers say the COP26 agreement represented the "start of a breakthrough", some African and Latin American countries felt not enough progress was made.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres Says:"An Important Step, but not enough"
C#COP26:- Closing Remarks by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres
Although the #COP26 Conference was unsatisfactory in delivering the action and commitments needed to reach the targets from the Paris Agreement, it has raised the global ambition on climate action.
In the words of the UN Chief, António Guterres, he describes it as: “...An extremely challenging Conference...the approved texts [of the agreement] are a compromise... but, unfortunately, the collective political will was not enough to overcome some deep contradictions.”
Nov 13, 2021 - UN Secretary General on #COP26: “...An extremely challenging Conference"
UN Chief: Outcome reflects interests, contradictions, & state of political will in the world
Key Elements of The COP26 Glasgow Agreement
The key elements of the COP26 Glasgow Agreement include:
- Countries will meet again later this year (2022) to pledge further cuts to emissions of CO2
- To keep temperature rises within 1.5C
- An explicit plan to reduce use of coal - which is responsible for 40% of annual CO2 emissions.
- To "phase down" rather than "phase out" coal after a late intervention by China and India.
- To significantly increase Funds to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change and make the switch to clean energy..
- Introducing the prospect of a trillion dollar a year fund from 2025
For more information of the Agreement at a glance, follow the link below...
For more information of the Agreement at a glance, follow the link below...
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