The environmental association Quercus believes that in the fight against climate change, what is more important than political commitments is to see “actions taken” and recalls that on this issue “the results to date are not as expected.”
Quercus’s comment, made in the voice of the association’s president, Alexandra Azevedo, is linked to the COP28 climate summit that ended this Wednesday in Dubai, which resulted in a commitment to eliminate fossil fuels from energy systems, even if it was formulated vaguely. .
Alexandra Azevedo acknowledges that this reference to fossil fuels may mark the climate summit, but recalls that others were also notable, such as COP03, which created the Kyoto Protocol, or COP21, when the Paris Agreement was signed. In both cases, “commitments and objectives were not met.”
“It’s not just declarations of intent that are important, but also effective action on the ground,” he warns, adding that climate change is not just an energy issue and that “concrete responses” are needed, for example from farmers.
“There is a need to move towards regenerative agriculture,” he argues, believing that here, too, what is more important than political commitment is to see action taken.
After a delay of almost a day, a key text from the UN climate change conference (COP28) was approved today, in which countries agreed to transition to a transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a “fair, orderly and equitable manner”. Equity,” accelerating action this decade to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The document recognizes the need for deep, rapid and sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the need to prevent global warming exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial times, as recommended by the Paris Agreement.
COP28’s ambitions also include tripling the world’s renewable energy production and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030, as well as accelerating efforts to phase out power from coal.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal

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