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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BELEM, Brazil, November 21 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on countries to urgently reach a fair and balanced agreement to address the grave climate crisis.
He made this statement at a press briefing during the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), which is taking place in the Brazilian city of Belém from November 10 to 21. Climate negotiations are currently in their final stages.
A. Guterres noted that vulnerable communities can no longer wait for climate change mitigation and called on delegations to reach a consensus.
According to him, the progress achieved in the 10 years since the signing of the 2015 Paris Agreement is insufficient. "We must act much faster to sharply reduce emissions," the Secretary-General added. It is essential that most countries peak emissions now, halve them this decade, reach net zero by 2050, and then go negative, said A. Guterres, calling for a "fair, orderly, and equitable transition from fossil fuels, as agreed at COP28 in Dubai."
The UN chief stressed the urgent need to protect ecosystems and the importance of funding to achieve the goals.
By 2030, deforestation must be halted and reversed to ensure that nature remains a shield for humanity and does not become its victim, he said.
According to Antonio Guterres, developed countries must lead the effort to allocate at least $300 billion annually by 2035 to combat climate change, with a clear goal of reaching $1.3 trillion annually by that time. "We know budgets are limited, but the financial system can free up and scale up existing resources to achieve far greater impact. Multilateral development banks have a crucial role to play," he emphasized.
The UN Secretary-General also called for political will to make the necessary decisions. "What's missing is political will," he said. –0–
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