Glasgow- COP26 started on Sunday, 31 October, and ended on Friday, 12 November with an effort to end coal power. Negotiators and delegates unanimously agreed to the Glasgow climate pact. It’s an update to the Paris agreement. The conference calls on nations to formulate more aggressive climate plans for the next year.
COP26 president Alok Sharma says he was ‘’ deeply sorry’’ for the last-minute changes to the critical section. He offers his apologies on how the event was end.
He became emotional closing the event, ‘’ May I just say to all delegates I apologies for the way this process has folded. I also understand the deep disappointment but I think, as you have noted, it’s also vital that we protect this package.’’
India and China Intervention
Though, nations agree to speed up the climate actions but end up facing trouble resolving deep divisions in the conference. A last-minute intervention from both India and China weakened the efforts to end coal power and fossil fuel subsidies. Countries agree on ‘’ phase down’’ rather than ‘’phase out’’, wording that was water down several times.
Meanwhile, developing and poor countries were not happy about the pack, which they said didn’t address their concerns about ‘’loss and damage’’. The destruction is cause by extreme weather conditions which are hitting vulnerable countries more frequently.
Negotiator Adow said, ‘’ We are leaving empty-handed but morally strong, and hopeful that we can sustain the momentum in the coming year to deliver meaningful support which will allow the vulnerable to deal with the irreversible impacts of climate change, created by the polluting world, which are failing to take responsibility. ‘’
Also, in the last week, negotiations in a large part push rich countries to provide financial support. also, funding for poor countries to adapt to the effect of climate change. And also be able to pay for the damages of increasing floods, droughts, and other climate-related losses.
Meanwhile, many critics believe the negotiators have no direct power to intervene on the ground level in other countries. However, collective efforts might help in the right direction.
