Vice President Timmmermans, why are you voting 9 at this summit? Many were disappointed with the final outcome and the defeat on coal.
“There is no perfect agreement, especially in similar fora globally, or at the UN. We have promised 100 billion dollars for poor countries, we have found agreements for real financial innovations from this point of view. Even the funds for adaptation to climate change are absolutely new tools. Furthermore, we promised an end to investments abroad in fossil fuels and we have drawn up a path to get rid of coal “.
But the sensational final turning point wanted by India and China suggests the opposite.
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Are you surprised at the attitude of India and China with this final coal showdown?
“I am surprised by the commitments they have made on this in recent months, unthinkable until recently, as I found during my recent trip to India. Today (yesterday, ed) they did not want to give in on the concept of” phase out “of coal. But the final amendments did not weaken the spirit and substance of this agreement. I repeat, on this basis, 1.5 degrees is still an achievable goal. “
However, poor and developing countries strongly criticize the EU for opposing a true mechanism of “Loss and Damage”, that is, of compensating these nations affected by the pollution caused by the richest ones.
“This is a topic that arrived late on the agenda of this summit. But we have made progress. This is only a start. We have promised developing countries how we can expand this program. But the exact definition of loss has yet to be understood. (loss) and damage (damage), how to determine their nature and how to raise money “.
Greta Thunberg and many other young environmentalists are deeply disappointed with this agreement. What do you want to tell them?
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by our correspondent Anna Lombardi
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