Livre believes that the agreement reached at COP28 “does not impose the necessary actions”

This Thursday, Livre said that the agreement reached at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) this week “does not require the necessary action”, despite acknowledging the reality of the climate emergency.

In its statement, Livre wrote that COP28, held from November 30 to December 12 in the United Arab Emirates, “released a final declaration that finally recognizes the need for a rapid energy transition from fossil energy to renewable energy” and reaffirms the importance of the goal set in Paris in 2015, which is to maintain the average temperature of the Earth at one and a half degrees above pre-industrial values, welcoming this recognition.

However, the party, represented in parliament by the sole deputy Rui Tavares, believes that the agreement “does not imply the necessary actions.”

“The conference was disappointing due to the failure of the parties to reach a more ambitious agreement to commit to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, as well as a lack of funds to support the most vulnerable countries in mitigating their impacts and sharing technology. participate in this transition,” the statement said.

According to Livre, with this statement, “all countries in the world recognize the seriousness of the problem, but do not seek a global agreement to solve it.”

The party believes it is important that Portugal “undertakes an ambitious review of the National Energy and Climate Plan, introducing new targets to reduce emissions where they are most achievable, such as reducing the use of private vehicles and intensively developing public transport, especially rail.” and smooth or non-motorized mobility.”

“Livret also calls on the European Union to take a clearer leadership role on this issue, putting forward unilateral and voluntary proposals to increase fossil fuel reductions and offering significant financial and technological assistance to the most vulnerable countries,” the report states. in the text .

Countries meeting at the climate summit approved this Wednesday by “consensus” a decision that calls for a “transition” away from fossil fuels, the COP28 president announced, calling it “a historic decision to accelerate action on climate change.”

COP28 agreed to begin the transition away from fossil fuels after two weeks of intense negotiations in which some 200 countries discussed how to collectively confront the climate crisis.

Countries represented at COP28 adopted the Global Stocktake on Wednesday, an agreement through which they intend to strengthen climate action to limit temperature rise to no more than one and a half degrees above pre-industrial levels.

The agreement, approved by consensus in plenary, calls on states to begin the transition away from fossil fuels “in an orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050,” the document says. to science.”