Climate action ‘urgent, irreversible’, reiterate 197 countries — UN Climate Convention

While waiting for the in-coming U.S. president to make his climate position clear, many now look to the rest of the world to bolster the Paris Agreement.

The appeal came on the penultimate day of a conference which set out to craft a roadmap for enacting the Paris Agreement adopted last December.

The Paris Agreement was signed last December and entered into force on November 4.

Sticking to the 1.5°C limit is feasible, it said in a report for the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a group of more than 40 countries most at risk from climate change.

More than 100 countries have already ratified the deal, which came into force earlier this month, and the move by the United Kingdom was welcomed by campaigners amid concerns the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president could put worldwide climate action at risk. They may be relatively small in size but these countries have become titans in the world of climate leadership. “Climate change, water scarcity and deforestation are serious threats to society”. “Our climate is warming at an alarming and unprecedented and rate and we have an urgent duty to respond”, it states.

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He said a number of countries had ratified the Paris Agreement since the U.S. election, including oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Negotiators were still working on the main agenda of the Marrakesh meeting, including the preparation of a rule book for implementation of the Paris Agreement that entered into force earlier this month. But the mood changed when Republican candidate Donald Trump won the USA presidential election.

The governments of 196 countries around the world have today issued an urgent, unified call for all political leaders to demonstrate greater ambition and urgency in the fight against climate change.

The target could be achieved only if the three biggest emitters – US, India and China – shift to renewable sources of energy for reducing their emissions. It is in the interest of all countries, including the USA, to build on this momentum, despite the changing political landscape.

In a bid to lead by example, the United Kingdom has made a pledge to adhere to the world’s first – and most – comprehensive oath centered on tackling climate change. Pacific countries have established some of the world’s largest marine protected areas to safeguard our planet. “We, unanimously, call for further climate action and support, well in advance of 2020, taking into account the specific needs and special circumstances of developing countries, the least developed countries and those particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change”.

Many countries welcomed the announcement.

“The COP outcome once again failed to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, but people-powered movements around the world aren’t going to let our leaders get away with a COP-out”. The survival of the Pacific islands is at stake and all countries in Marrakesh must act with responsibility and humanity.

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