UK Prime Minister warns of world facing James Bond moment to save the planet
The Prime Minister of United Kingdom (U.K.) – Boris Johnson has said that that world is at “one minute to midnight”, having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change.
His remarks came as the world leaders arrived for the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, which is being held from October 31 to November 12, 2021. Under the U.K. Presidency, the COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate the measures towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The COPE 26 will see world leaders giving speeches for the next 2 days, followed by technical negotiations. All the 25,000 delegates will adhere to Coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and will get tested for COVId-9 everyday.
Taking it to twitter, Johnson tweeted,
While @COP26 will not be the end of climate change, it can and it must mark the beginning of the end.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 1, 2021
My address at the World Leaders Summit Opening Ceremony: https://t.co/PfUoLhM9im#COP26 | #TogetherForOurPlanet pic.twitter.com/sSVZMdg9nE
Johnson also said that he is not in favour of more coal. He was referring to the coal mine in Cumbria for which his Government has been criticised for not stopping it.
He also tweeted,
I’ll be asking world leaders to take action on coal, cars, cash and trees – to keep alive the prospect of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 1, 2021
#COP26 https://t.co/NMrYb3E8PM
The COP26 is important if climate change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions, and it could lead to major changes to our everyday lives. Climate change is causing more extreme weather. The past decade was the warmest on record and the world leaders agreed to work towards climate change. At the Paris Climate Conference in 2015, the world leaders agreed to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius – with a target of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Johnson also promised to add £ 1 billion to the money the Government has earmarked over the next 4 years to help developing countries. Johnson urged other developed nations to commit more cash.
The COP26 comes a day after G20 nations failed to commit to a 2050 deadline for halting net carbon emissions, a mark widely cited as a condition for preventing the most extreme global warming. The G20 Summit only recognised the key relevance of halting net emissions by or around mid-century but didn’t set any timetable for phasing out coal.
