Urge the UK to strengthen its domestic climate action and diplomacy within only 100 days to participate in the important international Cop26 talks in Glasgow.
As the host of the UN summit in November, the UK is pushing countries to accelerate the “green transition” to a cleaner economy and avoid dangerous climate change—but activists warn that more needs to be done.
This meeting is regarded as the most important meeting since the Paris Agreement, the world’s first comprehensive treaty on climate change, was reached in the meeting held in France in 2015.
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Paris pledged that all countries will keep the temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and pursue a stricter 1.5 degrees Celsius target-now regarded as the threshold for the most serious impact of global warming.
But the actions they promised have kept the world away from achieving goals.
With the arrival of the 100-day milestone, deadly climate-driven heat waves, floods and wildfires are sweeping the world, warning that the crisis will worsen if urgent measures are not taken to reduce emissions.
Cop26 was described by the chairman of the meeting Alok Sharma (pictured) as the “last best chance” to maintain the 1.5C heating limit-this requires the world to cut its total emissions by 45% on the road to zero carbon emissions by 2030. By mid-century, total emissions Or net zero emissions.
It also needs to fulfill its long-term commitment of US$100 billion (£73 billion) annually to help developing countries deal with climate change, ensure a green recovery from the pandemic, and resolve issues related to the realization of the Paris Agreement.
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Mr. Sharma said: “Cop26 is our last hope to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and we cannot fail.
“In the next 100 days, we need all governments to accelerate the green transition so that we can develop a clear plan for Glasgow to limit global warming to 1.5C.
“This will define the course of this decisive decade for our planet and future generations.”
He said that he would urge all countries in the next 100 days to set the planet on the path of achieving net zero emissions by the middle of this century, protect humans and nature from the effects of climate change, and work together to ensure the smooth progress of negotiations. Success, and obtain capital flow.
In recent days, developing countries have called on major economies to increase their emissions reduction efforts, provide climate financing — committing 50% to help them adapt to climate change — and address the losses and damages that fragile countries are suffering.
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John Kerry, the US special envoy for climate issues, once said that by Cop26, major economies need to come up with ambitious actions and plans to achieve it.
At home, the British government has been warned that as the host, the British government needs to maximize diplomatic efforts to ensure the success of the summit.
After the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that it did not need to invest in new fossil fuel programs, it faced calls for concrete actions and funds to reduce pollution and halted new oil and gas exploration programs in the North Sea.
Activists accused Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “disappearing in action” because they held a protest in Parliament Square to commemorate the 100 days of the meeting and ministered in London We gathered to discuss the summit plan before.
The Climate Alliance is an alliance of organizations such as the National Trust, Oxfam and RSPB. It calls for urgent restoration of the natural world, creation of green jobs, release of funds from rich countries to support poorer countries, and no new fossil fuel projects.
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Interim Director of the Climate Alliance, Ben Margolis (Ben Margolis) said that the time for the United Nations climate negotiations will soon come to an end-this is the UK’s largest diplomatic activity in decades, and it has Important.
“The Prime Minister has pledged that the UK will play a global leadership role on climate change issues.
“Nevertheless, the most striking thing about Boris Johnson and Rich Sunak is that they disappeared in action and failed to make real and concrete progress in responding to natural and climate emergencies.
“In order to fulfill this promise, every government department needs to step up its efforts,” he urged.
Shadow Commerce Secretary Ed Miliband said: “This summit is our last best opportunity to achieve substantial emissions reductions in this decisive decade. As the host, our government should demonstrate all the diplomatic power it needs to make It became a success.
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“It cannot be reduced to another photo of Boris Johnson’s hollow booster.
“On the contrary, it must be an ambitious alliance of developed and developing countries to prevent the big polluters from getting out of trouble.”
Nick Mabey, chief executive of the climate think tank E3G, warned that if Cop26 did not propose the right direction, the recovery of the pandemic that started in Europe, the United States, and China would not be green, nor would it be in line with Paris. protocol.
“So Glasgow is a crucial economic moment, not just a diplomatic moment,” he said.
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Greenpeace UK’s policy chief, Ge Pal, said that as the host of the talks, the UK needs to keep its house in order.
“First, we must cancel the plan for the new North Sea Cambo oil project, and at the same time promise to immediately end all new fossil fuel projects and support the transition of workers.
“The national energy efficiency plan and the home heating decarbonization plan must be launched quickly.”
He said that if it were less, the UK’s emission reduction target-68% reduction by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2050, “will remain empty and completely endanger negotiations.”
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Emily Beament is the PA environmental correspondent.
