Ending the use of fossils is the key to solving the climate crisis.; Although it is not included in this year’s COP agenda, there is pressure from some countries and civil society to discuss it
It officially started this Monday (10), in , on . The event takes place at a time when the Paris Agreement – which defined each country’s emission targets to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5º C above pre-industrial levels, the NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) – completes 10 years. For the president of COP30, André Corrêa do Lago, this is a “very delicate” issue: “many countries think that others will point the finger at them and no one likes to be identified as a problem country. So, I think we can try to find a way to deal with the issue as a general thing. In other words, a general perception that everyone still has to do this together”.
Last week, a UN study analyzing the NDCs presented to date showed that the goals assumed would only be capable of reducing emissions by 10% by 2035. Corrêa do Lago regrets the delay in delivering the NDCs: “We imagined that everyone would present the NDC in February, that we would have very precise data for analyzing the NDCs. We are here analyzing the NDC on the day. We are experts in analyzing the NDCs in 24 hours. NDC, which is obviously not the right way of doing things.”
Given the delayed goals, last week, the president (PT), published an article in 50 countries demanding concrete actions at COP30. The UN climate regime is made up of 198 parties: in addition to nations, the . All decisions made at COPs require the consensus of participants. In the last two editions, the group of countries decided to start a transition by reducing the use of fossil fuels (at COP28, in Dubai) and triple the financing offered by developed countries to developing countries, reaching US$300 billion annually (at COP29, in Baku), without the previous target of providing US$100 billion (around R$537 billion) being met.
The countries’ expectation is that indicators for the General Adaptation Goal (GGA) will be established. In the meetings that preceded the COP, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brasília, experts contributed a list of 100 indicators that include different areas, such as health, agriculture, sanitation, among others. The package must be evaluated in Belém. Ending the use of fossils is the key point to solving the climate crisis. And, although it is not included in this year’s COP agenda, there is pressure from some countries and civil society for it to be discussed. Developed nations express concern about the qualification of the workforce in the transition from a fossil-based industry to the production of renewable energy. On the other hand, developing countries want to guarantee access to energy, financing, infrastructure aspects and socioeconomic needs associated with this transition.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
