- Not everyone is satisfied with the final agreement of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
- Environmental activist Greta Thunberg expressed her dissatisfaction with the results and stated that the real work continues “outside these halls”.
- The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also acknowledged the flaws in the agreement and warned of an impending “climate catastrophe.”
PARIS-UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of an imminent “climate disaster”, while environmental activist Greta Thornberg dismissed Saturday’s COP26 climate conference agreement as “nonsense, nonsense, nonsense. “.
Even those who welcomed the Glasgow deal said that there is still a lot of work to be done.
After reaching an agreement at the Glasgow meeting on Saturday night, Guterres issued a statement acknowledging the flaws of the agreement.
He wrote on Twitter:
The result of #COP26 is a compromise, reflecting the interests, contradictions and political will of the world today.
“This is an important step, but it is not enough.”
He warned: “Our fragile planet is hanging in the balance”, adding that “we are still knocking on the door to climate disaster.”
In a follow-up tweet, the Secretary-General of the United Nations sent a message to “young people, indigenous communities, female leaders, and everyone who leads #ClimateAction.”
“I know you may be disappointed. But we are fighting for our lives, and this battle must be won.”
Thunberg is arguably the most famous environmental activist in the world, and her assessment is more straightforward.
“#COP26 is over,” she wrote on Twitter. “This is a short summary: nonsense, nonsense, nonsense.”
“But the real work continues outside these halls. We will never give up, forever.”
During the meeting, Thunberg and other activists condemned its performance, arguing that world leaders failed to match their words with actual actions.
‘work hard’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is relatively optimistic.
“There is still a lot of work to be done in the next few years,” Johnson said.
“But today’s agreement is a big step forward. It is crucial that we have reached the first ever international agreement to gradually reduce the use of coal and a road map to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. .”
A statement from the European Commission stated that the agreement maintains the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, “giving us the opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
Committee Chair Ursula von der Leyen stated that the delegates at the conference have made progress in committing to reducing hazardous emissions and raising US$100 billion a year to help developing and fragile countries.
“But there is no time to relax; there is still hard work ahead,” she added.
In the final negotiations, China and India insisted on weakening the language of fossil fuels in the final summit decision text. In recent days, the Australian government has vowed to sell coal in the next few decades.
But Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia and the current chairman of the Asia Society, is still full of hope.
He said:
Although the official text may not agree to phase out coal, the Glasgow world leader’s statement undoubtedly shows that coal is heading for history.
For Alok Sharma, the chairman of COP26, the long and protracted negotiations have paid a price.
“I apologize for the way this process has developed,” Sharma said, because the final deal has been finalized. “I’m so sorry,” he added, before knocking down his gavel.
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