COP resolutions still not enough for 1.5 degree target
At the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, concrete decisions are being made - but they are not binding. According to a report by the International Energy Agency, they are not enough to achieve the 1.5 degree target. Even if they were all implemented.
According to a study by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the greenhouse gas reduction pledges made so far at the World Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) fall far short of what is needed to meet the 1.5 degree limit. Although there have been "positive steps forward" in reducing emissions, these are "not nearly enough to put the world on track to meet international climate targets", according to the report, which was published in Dubai.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 43 percent by 2030 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial times. The IEA has now examined two key emission reduction pledges at COP28.
Firstly, 52 oil and gas companies have so far signed a charter to reduce the greenhouse gas methane. Secondly, 130 countries have so far joined the pledge to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and double energy efficiency. Even if these - non-binding - reduction commitments were all implemented, this would only result in 30 percent of the emissions reduction required by 2030.
China is still missing
According to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China, has not yet joined the pledge to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency by 2030. Heavyweights such as India and Russia are also not on board. However, China had less formally committed to tripling renewables in a joint declaration with the USA in November.
Around two thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the use of fossil fuels. Dubai is therefore currently struggling to achieve a global shift away from coal, oil and gas.
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Source: www.ntv.de
