COP28 UAE and UNFCCC urge G20 nations to show leadership on climate change mitigation and adaptation

COP28 UAE and UNFCCC urge G20 nations to show leadership on climate change mitigation and adaptation

CHENNAI, India/PRNewswire/

With only 125 days to go, COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell issue joint statement on sidelines of G20 ministerial meeting in Chennai.

"The science demands a strong mitigation outcome at COP28 that drives a significant reduction in emissions and builds on the progress of previous COPs," the leaders said in statement.

While the discussions at the G20 Energy Ministerial considered energy transition and aligning current pathways with the Paris Goals, the outcome did not provide a sufficiently clear signal for transforming global energy systems, scaling up renewable and clean energy sources and responsibly phasing down fossil fuels.

The G20 must affirm its commitment to achieve the operationalization of the fund and funding arrangements for loss and damage. Those at the frontline of climate change need our support now, not in 5 years' time.

The G20 must show that it can deliver for the most climate vulnerable, including the least developed countries and small island developing states.

The leaders also urged G20 nations to raise the importance of defining a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and operationalizing the loss and damage fund and funding arrangements "to an equal level."

G20 nations called on "to urgently prioritize revised commitments, whether