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Climate conference in Glasgow: Neubauer calls for governments to "end this fraud"

2021-10-31T07:44:39.315Z


The world climate conference begins in Scotland on Sunday. Before the official start, there were drastic words from politics - and protests from activists. News ticker.


The world climate conference begins in Scotland on Sunday.

Before the official start, there were drastic words from politics - and protests from activists.

News ticker.

  • The UN world climate conference COP26 begins on Sunday (October 31st) in Glasgow.

  • Before the event, there are some warning voices from politics.

    EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen * warned of "dramatic consequences".

    The situation is serious

    (see initial report).

  • Luisa Neubauer demands significantly more speed

    (see update from October 31, 8:30 a.m.).

  • This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from October 31st, 8:30 a.m.:

Before the start of the World Climate Conference in Glasgow this Sunday, climate activist Luisa Neubauer is calling for significantly more speed and ambition in the fight against the impending climate catastrophe.

None of the rich industrial nations, including Germany, are currently keeping their commitments to climate protection, she told the German Press Agency in Berlin.

“They all knowingly rob the global South and the younger generations of their prospects.

Where are the governments that are ending this scam? ”Asked the 25-year-old from Fridays For Future.

Six years have passed since the historic Paris climate protection agreement in 2015 - and emissions of climate-damaging greenhouse gases are now higher than ever, she denounced.

"This can not continue like that.

This conference must be the moment when this trend is reversed. ”The activist, who is also a member of the Greens, announced that she will travel to Glasgow with hundreds of supporters from Fridays for Future and other movements“ to take responsibility for real Demand change ”.

Climate conference in Glasgow: fear of failure grows

First report

from October 30th, 7.30 p.m .:

Glasgow - climate frustration and demonstrations on the one hand - dampening of expectations on the other.

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) from October 31st in Glasgow is for some the last, all-important point to limit the rise in global warming to below two degrees - or even less.

For Germany, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze is taking part in the World Climate Conference.

She dampened expectations of COP26 * in advance and told the SWR in advance: "That China is no longer financing coal-fired power plants abroad" is a strong signal because a relevant amount of CO2 will be saved in the process.

It is therefore important to develop further such goals and to stay in contact with states that have not yet done much for climate protection *.

UN Climate Change Conference: Fear of failure is growing

"If we stop trying, the consequences will be dramatic," said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen of the

Augsburger Allgemeine.

As with many other political voices, the fear can be heard that the climate conference in Glasgow could fail.

Host Boris Johnson also made a drastic comparison with the Roman Empire and warned against a "loss of civilization" *.

Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon expressed similar concerns.

"If the world community is serious about the 1.5-degree target, nice ambitions must turn into clear and feasible measures," said David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament.

The G20 countries, which are responsible for 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, play a pioneering role in this.

"We have to see that each of them follows the example of the EU and pledges to achieve climate neutrality by 2050."

Warning voices also from German industry: The industry was “worried” that the “urgently needed global leap for climate protection will again fail”, said the president of the BDI industry association, Siegfried Russwurm.

He also warned against “going it alone nationally”.

A global problem like climate change can only be solved globally.

Climate conference in Glasgow: These protests are planned by climate activists

Thousands of demonstrators are expected in Glasgow at the same time as the conference.

Activists who come to Glasgow on foot, including people from Germany, are expected to arrive on Saturday.

A Spanish group took the ferry to Portsmouth in the south of England and hiked through Great Britain for 30 days from there.

The first actions have already taken place.

Climate activists have "set fire to" George Square with an art installation made of artificial flames, smoke, banners and giant fire extinguishers to greet the heads of state and government for the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow

+

Protest on the sidelines of the climate conference.

© Andrew Milligan / dpa

An "opening ceremony" for the group Extinction Rebellion was planned in the city center.

Members of Ocean Rebellion already lay half-naked under fishing nets near the River Clyde as "dead sea people" on Saturday lunchtime to draw attention to the dangers of marine life such as dolphins, sharks and whales.

(dpa / kat)

* Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

List of rubric lists: © Andrew Milligan / dpa

Source: merkur

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