Lukewarm Action In G20 Over Crucial Climate Change Crisis
Britain sounds off siren over those responsible really of increasing emission rates doing nothing....
The G20 summit ended at Rome with few commitments and realisations by the world leaders on the importance on concrete action’s to be taken. There have been comments regarding the world’s biggest economies failing to agree on anything significant to climate change.
Two days of intensive talks made the global leadership realised the importance of meaningful and effective action by all countries to avoid the global temperatures to rise above 1.5 degree Celsius, set forth by Paris agreement. A joint commitment to hit this goal by 2050, before it turns into a catastrophe was also realised, though China and Russia are pushing this goal to 2060. Additionally, a commitment was reached to stop Publicly financing coal generation. Although the timeline for complete phaseout of coal usage as an energy source was not yet done.
United States, United Kingdom China and Russia are responsible for 80% of earth’s greenhouse emission, Non-Profit organisation Greenpeace calls it weak, lacking “ambition and vision”, while Tom Burke, Chairman of E3G, lauded the change in tone from how leaders previously spoke about climate crisis.
Boris Johnson, lashed out at his fellow world leaders, saying the commitments made in Rome were "drops in a rapidly warming ocean when you consider the challenge, we've all admitted is ahead of us".
"The countries most responsible for historic and present-day emissions are not yet doing their fair share of the work," he said.
"If we are going to prevent COP26 from being a failure, that must change."
Whereas Joe Biden blamed Russia and China for failures.
Biden's also shared his overall plan on Climate change : We have got $900 billion planned for renewable energy, and Congress will vote this coming week. He also plans to make the ports run better and tamp down inflation for smooth supply chain.
António Guterres, the UN secretary-general also commented in similar tone. "I leave Rome with my hopes unfulfilled — but at least they are not buried."
The G20 summit ended at Rome with few commitments and realisations by the world leaders on the importance on concrete action’s to be taken. There have been comments regarding the world’s biggest economies failing to agree on anything significant to climate change.
Two days of intensive talks made the global leadership realised the importance of meaningful and effective action by all countries to avoid the global temperatures to rise above 1.5 degree Celsius, set forth by Paris agreement. A joint commitment to hit this goal by 2050, before it turns into a catastrophe was also realised, though China and Russia are pushing this goal to 2060. Additionally, a commitment was reached to stop Publicly financing coal generation. Although the timeline for complete phaseout of coal usage as an energy source was not yet done.
United States, United Kingdom China and Russia are responsible for 80% of earth’s greenhouse emission, Non-Profit organisation Greenpeace calls it weak, lacking “ambition and vision”, while Tom Burke, Chairman of E3G, lauded the change in tone from how leaders previously spoke about climate crisis.
Boris Johnson, lashed out at his fellow world leaders, saying the commitments made in Rome were "drops in a rapidly warming ocean when you consider the challenge, we've all admitted is ahead of us".
"The countries most responsible for historic and present-day emissions are not yet doing their fair share of the work," he said.
"If we are going to prevent COP26 from being a failure, that must change."
Whereas Joe Biden blamed Russia and China for failures.
Biden's also shared his overall plan on Climate change : We have got $900 billion planned for renewable energy, and Congress will vote this coming week. He also plans to make the ports run better and tamp down inflation for smooth supply chain.
António Guterres, the UN secretary-general also commented in similar tone. "I leave Rome with my hopes unfulfilled — but at least they are not buried."
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