British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a preparatory meeting at the 26th General Assembly of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP26) scheduled for 2020. COP26, which was originally scheduled to be held in Glasgow, UK in November 2020, will be held in November 2021, which was postponed for one year due to the influence of Corona 19. AFP=Yonhap News
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The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in which countries under the UN gather to discuss responses to climate change, demanded amendments to the GHG reduction targets of governments such as Korea, saying, “There is no shortage of responding to climate change.”
In a report released on the 26th, UNFCCC analyzed 28 National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets (NDCs) submitted by 75 countries. Greenhouse gases emitted by these 75 countries account for 30% of global emissions.
“Most of them are lacking, all reduction targets should be paid again”
– UNFCCC announced that it has prepared this report to review each country’s target values ahead of the 26th General Assembly of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow, England in November. The report analyzed that “the latest reduction targets submitted by most countries are extremely insufficient for responding to climate change. If the current target is met, we will only reduce emissions by 1% in 2030 compared to 2010.”
UNFCCC Secretary-General Patricia Espinoza said, “It is currently impossible to implement the Paris Agreement, and we need to devise a more radical and proactive plan to shut down fossil fuels. Submit it again.”
The US and China did not submit a reduction target last year, so they were not included in this analysis, but they are expected to submit new reduction targets ahead of the climate summit on April 22nd. The combined GHG emissions from both countries account for 30% of global emissions.
“When you should keep your promises instead of having a party
– Korea’s 2030 emission reduction target was also pointed out. The target of ‘536 million tons by 2030’ submitted by Korea in 2020 is almost the same as the 2015 target. Mohamed Adow, CEO of Powershift Africa, a think tank in the energy and climate sector, criticized “Korea, Brazil, Australia and other countries have failed to come up with stronger targets than previous reduction targets, and there is no action.”
“There is not much time left to respond to the climate crisis,” said Alok Sharma, chairman of COP26. New reduction targets must be set before the November general meeting.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guters also stressed, “To limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C, we need to reduce our emissions by 45% in 2010.” “Decision makers in each country must now end the horse feast and keep their promises.”
Reporter Kim Jeongyeon [email protected]
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