The UN climate summit COP30 began today in Belém, Brazil, aiming to limit the rise in global temperature to +1.5°C, or as close to that as possible over the next two decades, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement signed at COP21.
The summit is taking place without the participation of the United States, after D. Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement, and also without leaders from countries such as Russia and India, among the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. However, analysts note that China’s major shift toward renewable energy is expected to partially offset the absence of the United States. China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (followed by the U.S. and India), but it now also produces the largest share of “clean” energy in the world.
China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases (with the United States in second place), but it now also produces the greatest amount of clean energy globally.
The key issue on the agenda for the 194 countries this year is once again the revision of national plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as the current plans would lead to a dangerous temperature increase of about +2.5°C. At the same time, the summit will outline a plan for the gradual phase-out of fossil fuels and ensure that poorer countries receive the necessary financial support.
It is worth noting that, according to the UN, over the past decade 250 million people (around 70,000 per day) have been displaced due to climate-related disasters linked to global warming, such as floods, storms, droughts, and extreme heat.
Sources:: Guardian [1], [2], Euronews
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