The Climate Implementation Summit on 7-8th November 2022, which will be attended by world leaders, will kick off the 27th United Nations climate change conference (COP27).
From 6 to 18th November, COP27 will bring together the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include the EU and all EU member states.
The conference will be hosted by Egypt, which holds the COP27 presidency. Egypt’s vision is to move from negotiations and planning to implementation. Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry (pictured above) will be the president of COP27.
At COP27, parties will seek to accelerate global climate action while making sure no one is left behind.
The EU delegation will be led by European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
COP27 goals
This year’s climate change conference has four main objectives:
- Mitigation: keep the 1.5 degrees global warming target, compared with pre-industrial levels
- Adaptation: witness an enhanced global agenda for action on adaptation
- Finance: review progress on the delivery of USD 100 billion per year by 2025 to help developing countries deal with the adverse effects of climate change
- Collaboration: ensure adequate representation from all relevant stakeholders in COP27, especially vulnerable communities
EU position for COP27
The position of the EU as a whole was agreed by the Council on 24 October 2022. In its conclusions, the Council stressed that global ambition must increase substantially to keep the 1.5°C objective within reach, and called for:
- collective strengthening of nationally determined contributions
- all parties to close the book on unabated coal through a phasedown and end inefficient fossil fuel subsidies
- all countries to scale up efforts to mobilise finance to support climate action
The EU is also determined to work together with all parties to:
- foster the discussion on the future of UNFCCC
- discuss sustainable implementation of climate action in the agricultural sector
- enable the implementation of the Glasgow Work Programme on Action for Climate Empowerment
- address the gender dimension
On 28 October, the Council also adopted conclusions on climate finance. The aim is to fulfil the global commitment to mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2025 to help developing countries deal with the effects of climate change.
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