The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will take place in Glasgow, in the UK, in partnership with Italy, starting October 31 to November 12.
This year’s Conference of the Parties comes following a wave of storms, floods, and wildfires that were intensifying around the world recently, but while the impacts of climate change are devastating, a need to act faster is submerging in order to avoid those critical effects on nature.
“It is with ambition, courage, and collaboration as we approach the crucial COP26 summit in the UK that we can seize this moment together, so we can recover cleaner, rebuild greener and restore our planet,” said the prime minister of the UK, Boris Johnson on the COP26UK’s website.
During COP26, different partners will take forward action on protecting and restoring forests and critical ecosystems, and will champion the transition towards sustainable, resilient, and nature positive agriculture, according to the same source.
Four main goals were set for the COP26, including securing global net-zero emissions by mid-century and keeping the 1.5 degrees temperature limit within reach. The conference also aims to adapt to protect communities and natural habitats by mobilizing at least USD100 billion a year in climate financing to achieve the first two goals, as well as bring different actors together, including governments, businesses, and civil society to work together for the achievement of these goals.
However, NGOs say the COP26 that will be held in Glasgow in November should be postponed due to vaccine inequity in some countries, calling on handling this as a priority rather than the climate crisis.
Those groups say COVID-19 is a global challenge and the G20 must show solidarity with the Global South and equitably share vaccines beyond just offering them to delegates attending the COP negotiations in Glasgow, according to BBC news.
“Our concern is that those countries most deeply affected by the climate crisis and those countries suffering from the lack of support by rich nations in providing vaccines will be left out and be conspicuous by their absence at COP26,” said Tasneem Essop, executive director of Climate Action Network to BBC news.
Africa is the continent that has the lowest immunization rate in the world. The director of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), John Nkengasong said the number of people who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent is currently around 2.93%
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