COP26 calls for a reduction in coal and an acceleration of climate objectives

Europe 1 with AFP

10:46 a.m., November 13, 2021

A new draft final declaration from the Glasgow climate conference calls on Saturday to “accelerate efforts” towards phasing out coal. In France, the Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili announced on Friday that the country will no longer finance fossil energy projects abroad by the end of 2022.

A new draft final declaration from the Glasgow climate conference calls on Saturday to “accelerate efforts” towards phasing out coal and the pace of countries’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

On the other hand, the text posted by the British presidency of the COP26 makes no mention of a specific mechanism to compensate for the “losses and damages” already suffered by the poorest countries and exposed to the effects of global warming, one of their demands. strong and one of the very controversial points of the negotiations.

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