She later tweeted: “There’s still time in the final hours of #COP26 to make the outcome better and give us a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees – which for many across the world is the difference between survival and extinction. For many parts of the world that is a death sentence.” “And still the fact that, although there is a recognition that 1.5C is the goal, we are way off track to actually meet that, we’re still on a track for a world of 2.4C global warming. “On the downside, still not a delivery of the 100 billion dollars financial commitment (from developed nations to vulnerable countries), the expression of regret and disappointment – but the people who are expressing regret are the people who can deliver it. But critics say it is notably light on the last point with financial pledges lacking specifics.The summit is taking place at the SEC in Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA) The draft ticks all of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's boxes on his pre-COP checklist with mentions of coal, cars, cash and trees.
Loss and damage, one of the key themes from this week, does get a mention in the main text but without many details on how this will be addressed. It also urges developed countries to "urgently scale up" financial support for developing countries, responding to their need to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The draft, which the UN released just before 6 am UK time, also calls on countries to "accelerate the phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels," a demand of climate change campaigners. Ī Thread ? /EdLlIfdhXt- ClimateActionTracker November 9, 2021Įarlier in the summit, the world was told that even 2☌would be a "death sentence" for island nations. But right now, current policies put us at 2.7˚C. If all govts met their 2030 targets, we would have 2.4˚C of warming in 2100. CAT global update: Glasgow has a credibility gap between talk and action.
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