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COP26: draft talks about limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

2021-11-10T12:08:00.909Z


A draft of the Glasgow Agreement from COP26 recognizes that the world should aim to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but is weak on the money for developing nations.


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A draft of the COP26 Glasgow Accord released Wednesday recognizes that the world should aim to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which could be a first step in forcing countries. to make more ambitious promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade.

The document is not final and COP26 delegates from nearly 200 countries will now negotiate the details in the coming days.

The consensus of all nations is required for the final text, and if agreed, it would be the first firm recognition that 1.5 degrees is the limit to which the world should aspire.

The most prominent line is that the draft urges the signatories to present before the end of 2022 new targets to reduce emissions over the next decade, which, according to scientists, is crucial if the world wants to have any chance of keeping warming. below 2 degrees and closer to 1.5.

David Waskow, director of the World Resources Institute's International Climate Initiative, celebrated the 2022 target as a breakthrough.

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"This is crucial language, because it sets the deadline for countries to come up with strengthened targets to adjust to Paris," he said.

He was referring to the 2015 Paris Agreement, which set a global warming limit of 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, with a preference for 1.5 degrees.

Although it was agreed six years ago, the emission plans of many parties do not meet that goal.

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He warned that there were "certainly parties that have opposed that," naming Saudi Arabia and Russia.

CNN contacted those countries on the same issue Tuesday and is seeking further comment.

China has said publicly on several occasions that it would oppose a change from 2 degrees to 1.5.


Normally, the drafts of the COP agreements are diluted in the final text, but there is also the possibility that some elements will be reinforced.

The deal includes soft language like "urges" and "acknowledges" around emissions cuts, so it doesn't have the same treaty force as the Paris Agreement, but it does have some legal basis.


But in general, its wording is based on the Paris Agreement and includes lines on the importance of accelerating the elimination of coal and other fossil fuels, although no specific dates are mentioned.

WRI climate negotiations director Yamide Dagnet said it was climate-vulnerable countries that pushed for the language to be more forceful, but what they wanted was for the agreement to establish stronger obligations for certain nations.

They also see the 2022 target as difficult to achieve without a bigger boost in funding.

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"For them, it is going to be very difficult ... to go home and say, after all their efforts ... they have to make another adjustment effort within a year," he said.

The issue of financing the fight against climate change, which is the main sticking point in the negotiations, is the subject of an extensive section. A dynamic has emerged in the negotiations in which developing countries are demanding that rich nations fulfill the commitment they made more than a decade ago to transfer US $ 100 billion a year to the Global South by 2020, and start paying for " loss and damage ", which means holding them financially responsible for the impacts on their countries, recognizing the historic role of rich nations in the climate crisis.

The draft agreement notes that the US $ 100 billion target will likely be reached in 2023, three years later than promised, although it includes several points to encourage faster mobilization of money.

The text is quite weak in the sense that it does not set earlier targets for funding.

"On one side of the scale, a detailed process is moving forward to accelerate climate mitigation goals, but, on the other side of the scale, when it comes to financing and loss and damage, it is confusing and vague," said Mohamed Adow, director of the Power Shift Africa climate think tank.

"Failure to meet the term of the US $ 100 billion pledge is not recognized, and this is a key request from vulnerable countries."

Tracy Carty, Head of the Oxfam delegation to COP26, said: "Support for loss and damage cannot be left to chance by charity. We need a strong funding system and new sources of support for countries suffering losses and damage that goes beyond humanitarian aid. "

There are four days left and everything is at stake for Glasgow to be remembered for the right reasons. "

What the agreement says about 1.5 degrees

Regarding 1.5 degrees, the document says that "it recognizes that the impacts of climate change will be much lower with a temperature increase of 1.5 ° C compared to 2 ° C and resolves to continue efforts to limit raising the temperature to 1.5 ° C, recognizing that this requires significant and effective action by all parties in this critical decade based on the best available scientific knowledge. "

It also "recognizes that limiting global warming to 1.5 ° C by 2100 requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, including reducing global carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030. relative to 2010 level and to net zero around mid-century. "

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Source: cnnespanol

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