Stop the nonsense, make way for action. On the eve of the last day of COP28, the head of the UN Climate, Simon Stiell, recalls the objectives set. “We are now here to discuss two subjects,” he said in Dubai, citing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the “ways” of supporting the transition of less developed countries, while a new final text proposal is expected shortly.
In short: a compromise remains to be found on the exit or at least the reduction of fossil fuels, while ensuring financing for the poorest countries. The two subjects are inseparable, he said in substance.
” Not a minute to lose “
“The highest levels of ambition are possible for both” subjects, insisted Simon Stiell. “I urge negotiators to reject incrementalism. Each step back from the highest ambition will cost millions of lives,” he told journalists, emphasizing that he was opposed to a policy of small steps. “We don’t have a minute to lose,” he also urged, while COP28 should theoretically end on Tuesday but key questions still remain to be resolved.
The Emirati president of COP28, Sultan Al Jaber, boss of the national oil company, promised a “historic” agreement on December 12, the anniversary of the Paris agreement.