COP26 president says Glasgow climate goals harder to achieve than Paris
COP26 president Alok Sharma on the long road ahead for climate negotiations.
John Woodside
Published
Oct 28, 2021
This story was originally published by the National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
COP26 president Alok Sharma says the clock is ticking for countries to commit to climate action, but consensus on critical issues hasn’t yet been found.
Speaking to a group of international reporters at a press conference organized by Covering Climate Now, Sharma laid out the priorities for the United Nations climate conference kicking off in Glasgow next week. The top goals are mobilizing $100 billion worth of climate financing rich countries promised to developing ones, finalizing the rules for a global carbon market (referred to as Article 6 of the Paris Agreement), and encouraging countries to adopt emission reduction targets that could limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
“What we’re trying to achieve at Glasgow is in many ways harder than Paris,” Sharma said.
https://grist.org/article/cop26-president-says-glasgow-climate-goals-harder-to-achieve-than-paris/
