Compared with the outside world, there is a “greater degree of optimism” within the summit regarding the positive results of Cop26. Nicola Sturgeon Say.
Scottish First minister She was pessimistic about the possibility of reaching the required agreement, but by Friday she had changed her position.
By the end of the first week of the summit, several agreements had been announced, and the International Energy Agency estimated that if every promise was met, the promises made could reduce global warming to 1.8 degrees Celsius.
Leading scientists say that warming must be controlled below 1.5C.
I do think there is still a gap between the optimism here and the feelings of the outside world
Ms. Sturgeon told reporters on Friday: “I don’t want to exaggerate this, nor do I want to count the chickens around in any way-this place has a greater degree of optimism about the progress that may be made between now and today. Next End of the week.
“I hope this is reasonable at the end of the day, but from some details, I think a slight increase in optimism is reasonable. We just have to wait and see if it will become a reality.”
She added: “I do think that there is still a gap between the optimism here and the feelings of the outside world. They don’t feel that way.”
When Ms. Sturgeon spoke, thousands of people walked through the city under the leadership of young climate activists to put pressure on world leaders and negotiators to take necessary action.
“There is a gap that needs to be bridged, but protests are part of closing that gap,” she said.
“This is not only to make the voices of the people of the whole country and the whole world be heard here, so as to further promote this process.”
At the same time, the chief minister stated that she will participate in Saturday’s parade-which is expected to attract up to 50,000 activists to the city-“spiritually” as the co-chair of the city and regional environmental organization.
The Under 2 Coalition, composed of subnational governments, includes many cities in the UK and the Scottish government.
“I may not participate in the march in person, but I will definitely be with peaceful protesters-loud peaceful protesters-spiritually,” she said.
She added: “I’m the one who the protesters are trying to push further, and this is the dynamics there.”
On Monday, the former president of the United States Barack Obama Expected to come to Glasgow for the summit, Ms. Sturgeon stated that she did not “foresee” the meeting between the two-even though she met with his former running partner and former Vice President Joe Biden Gore And the German Chancellor Angela Merkel In the first week of the summit.
On Friday, the first minister convened the first meeting of her environmental committee, which included former British government adviser Professor Sir Ian Boyd, documentary filmmaker Gordon Buchanan MBE and Mrs. Ellen MacArthur.
A report issued by the council listed its priorities, stating: “Scotland and all other countries are at a critical juncture and need to take urgent and extensive action to deal with the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss.”
