{"id":681,"date":"2021-10-22T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/?p=681"},"modified":"2021-11-17T18:14:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:14:32","slug":"daily-updates-from-cop-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/daily-updates-from-cop-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily updates from COP26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SUNDAY 14 November<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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COP26 has failed to save us from climate disaster – why we’re walking out<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hedvig Sveistrup<\/strong>, Greens\/EFA Climate Campaigner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Dramatic end to COP26 in Glasgow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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On the very last day of COP26, there was tension in the air and everyone in the room looked like they desperately needed some sleep. Not least those who had spent days and nights negotiating to achieve the best possible solution for their country and people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Around 19:45 on Saturday evening, the President of COP26, Alok Sharma, tearfully announced the adoption of the Glasgow Climate Pact. But not until a last minute amendment from India had reluctantly been adopted by the 197 parties in the enormous plenary hall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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John Kerry, the delegate of the United States proclaimed that all parties should be \u201cequally uncomfortable\u201d. The Global North seemed to be unhappy due to India\u2019s  watering down of the mitigation efforts – they wanted a phase-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, while India had the wording changed into a phase-down of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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People power \u270a

Hundreds of #COP26<\/a> delegates walked out of the UN climate summit today.

Hundreds of people united to demand #ClimateJusticeNOW<\/a> and more ambition. It’s time to keep 1.5 alive!

\ud83d\udce2 Will leaders listen? \ud83d\udce2#FridaysForFuture<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cOLGyN3SW1<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Greens\/EFA in the EU Parliament \ud83c\udf0d (@GreensEFA) November 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>