The draft “noted with serious concern” that based on current commitments emissions were instead on track to rise 13.7% by 2030.ĭeveloping countries at the talks have been pushing hard for countries to be forced to revise their commitments, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as soon as possible – next year, according to many. On the pace of cuts, it recognised the advice of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that limiting global heating to 1.5C by 2100 would require “meaningful and effective action” by all countries in this “critical decade” to achieve a 45% cut in global emissions by 2030 on the way to net zero by “around mid-century”. It proposed that countries agree to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels – a potential first acknowledgment of fossil fuels’ central role in the climate crisis in a UN agreement – and called on all developed countries to at least double climate finance commitments to help those worst affected across the globe. The draft, released before dawn in the UK on Wednesday and to be negotiated by countries over the final three days, is likely to form the basis for the main outcome at the summit, which aims to clarify and build on the Paris agreement. Scientists warn that a temperature rise on that scale would lead to devastation across the globe due to worsening heatwaves, floods, drought, storms and sea-level rise. There was widespread dismay on Tuesday when a projection by Climate Action Tracker found, based on analysis of countries’ current 2030 targets, that global heating was likely to soar to 2.4C above pre-industrial levels. Other developing countries told the Guardian that clearer commitments were needed to force countries to increase their emissions cuts. We have limited time left in the Cop to get this right and send a clear message to our children, and the most vulnerable communities, that we hear you and we are taking this crisis seriously.” He added that the language was too weak: “‘Urging’, ‘calling’, ‘encouraging’ and ‘inviting’ is not the decisive language that this moment calls for. We won’t get the ambition on emissions we need for 1.5C if we don’t scale up the provision of finance, and this includes the long overdue recognition of a separate and additional component for loss and damage.” The text also set out the scientific case for limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and expressed “alarm” that emissions were far higher than the levels needed to stay within safe temperature thresholds.īut poor countries said the text needed more emphasis on climate finance, to help them cut carbon and cope with the impacts of climate breakdown.Īubrey Webson, the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which represents 37 of the most at-risk countries, said: “The text provides a basis for moving forward but it needs to be strengthened in key areas in order to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly on finance. The draft text, published on Wednesday by the UK as conference president, set out the probable outcome of the Cop26 talks, including a potential requirement for countries to return to the negotiating table next year to beef up their national plans on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Developing countries at the Cop26 climate summit have called for rich nations to come forward with more financial help for vulnerable countries, saying a new draft outcome for the talks is too weak in this regard.
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