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The United Kingdom will host the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties
(COP26) on 1-12 November 2021.
The Glasgow, Scotland summit—postponed from November 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic—is anticipated to be a pivotal
moment for the advancement of international climate cooperation. It
builds on the commitments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement, but
which are acknowledged to fall short of the goal of limiting the
increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees C.
Secure new national carbon reduction commitments for 2030 and
reach net-zero by 2050. "To deliver on these stretching targets,
countries will need to accelerate the phaseout of coal, encourage
investment in renewables, curtail deforestation, and speed up the
switch to electric vehicles," the report said.
Adapt to protect communities and ecoystems already affected.
"At COP26 we need to work together to enable and encourage
countries affected by climate change to protect and restore
ecosystems, build defenses, put warning systems in place, and make
infrastructure and agriculture more resilient to avoid loss of
homes, livelihoods, and lives," the report said.
Meet the developed nations' prior promise to invest $100
billion per year to help developing nations with their energy
transition and climate mitigation.
Work together. Finalize the rules to implement the Paris
Agreement and "expand collaboration across government, businesses,
and civil society to deliver on our climate goals faster."
In the months leading up to COP26, governments and
nongovernmental organizations will be holding meetings to prepare
for discussions of key issues that will arise at the summit. The
timeline below, prepared by IHS Markit, lays out those key
events.
Posted 04 August 2021 by Kevin Adler, Chief Editor
