Climate negotiators from at least 200 countries, known as COP (Climate Summit), had an appointment last Saturday (November 18) to evaluate like this, greenhouse gas emission cuts that worries us so much.
The established conference was filled with bad omens by the announcement of the United States of its withdrawal.
Despite this, COP23 lasted until the early hours of the local time in Bonn (Germany), where it took place due to differences over the financing of the fight against climate change. The great historical pulse between the developing States and the richest countries.
Objectives of COP23
The main objective of COP23 was to start draft the regulations for the historic 2015 Paris Agreement, to prevent the planet's temperature from increasing more than 2ºC compared to the pre-industrial era.
The demand with which developing countries arrived is that all members clarify their greenhouse gas reduction commitments beforehand, as well as their financial commitments by 2020, before of course the aforementioned Paris Agreement enters into force.
At the end of COP23, it was indicated that the inventory of emissions and financing plans will be carried out in 2018, at COP24, this means that it will be done in December in Katowice, Polinia.
Emissions of greenhouse gases
These emissions that are the main responsible for global warming they have increased again this year, specifically 2%, after 3 years of benchmark stability, according to a study.
Alden Meyer, a veteran observer for the Union of Concerned Scientists explained:
There is a lot of nervousness on the part of the industrialized countries, which do not want to compromise on figures and deadlines.
On the other hand, the Climate Action Network was pleased to say:
This decision puts immediate pressure on developed countries to increase their ambition between now and 2020 and beyond.
As it mentioned above, United States, without a doubt, the main emitter of CO2 and also one of the largest financiers of climate aid, has totally changed his attitude since the arrival of Donald Trump and, although for the moment he is assisting in the negotiations, he has already announced his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in June 2020.
This makes industrialized and emerging countries strive to take over and a score of them announced this week an alliance to eliminate coal as an energy source in the coming decades.
Seyni Nafo from the African Nations group explained:
“The position of the United States influences other developed countries, which in turn has consequences for the positions taken by most developing countries. Everybody watches each other »,
Despite everything, the US delegation behaved "constructively and neutrally, without disturbing" the work, explained German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks.