PATRICIA ESPINOSA SEC EX UNFCCC PRAISES A BALANCED PACKAGE OF DECISION&ACTIONS

AS SHE CLOSED COP26 GLASGOW

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, Rahma Sophia RACHDI | Paris, Washington DC, 11/16/2021, 00:14 Time

USPA NEWS - Patricia Espinosa,Executive Secretary of UNFCCC thanked the UK Presidency for hosting COP26, and deliver remarks, at the Closing ceremony of COP26, in Glasgow as she praised «  The nature of consensus and inclusive multilateralism » and « a balanced package of decisions and actions » achieved. She also highlighted the «  work with a clear recognition that we are facing a climate crisis and, at the same time, that there are critical gaps in terms of mitigation, adaptation and finance.. « We publish the full statement, below.

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SEC. GENERAL STATEMENT ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE UNFCCC COP26 GLASGOW

CONSENSUS ON KEY ACTION

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, Rahma Sophia RACHDI | Paris, Washington DC, 11/15/2021, 23:51 Time

USPA NEWS - "Deliberations under the current session of the COP, CMP and CMA came to an end this Saturday in Glasgow, one day after their scheduled conclusion. The wide-ranging set of decisions, resolutions and statements that constitute the outcome of COP26 is the fruit of intense negotiations over the past two weeks, strenuous formal and informal work over many months, and constant engagement both in-person and virtually for nearly two years. The package adopted today is a global compromise that reflects a delicate balance between the interests and aspirations of nearly the 200 Parties to the core instruments on the international regime that governs global efforts against climate change." COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change

• Adaptation, mitigation and finance are all strengthened in a complex and delicate balance supported by all Parties.
• After six years of strenuous negotiations, pending items that prevented the full implementation of the Paris Agreement on carbon markets and transparency have finally been approved.Source: UNFCCC

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