Borrel warns: The world cannot wait for climate action from Washington!
Amid fears that President-elect Donald Trump will pull the US out of global climate talks for a second time, Europe's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said the world cannot wait another four years for act as the climate crisis continues.
"You can stop everything but nature," Borrell said this morning on his way to an informal meeting of EU heads of state and government in Budapest, Hungary. "The climate will continue to change and we cannot afford to lose four years in the fight against climate change," he said. "We cannot say to nature: wait, we are discussing, we will see what is happening in the US," said the Spanish diplomat.
Borrell's comments came as the EU's negotiating team, led by climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, prepares to travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, for a global climate summit where world leaders will focus on clean energy financing. and adaptation in developing countries.
As the largest contributor among developed countries of public funding, with €28.6 billion in 2023 about a quarter of the global total, the European Commission reiterated today that it would push for more commitments from "a wider group of contributors " as a prerequisite for any growth. The United States is among those targeted.
As well as talking about money, the summit will be closely watched for signs that countries are prepared to improve their domestic climate action, although plans outlining their path to 2035 are not due until next year and will be discussed. at a COP30 in Brazil.
Last year's host, the United Arab Emirates, was the first to come out of the box yesterday, with a plan to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 to 47% below 2019 levels, although climate campaigners pointed out that The oil-rich Gulf state is not committing to reducing oil and gas production.
The EU, whose latest target is 55% below 1990 levels by the end of the current decade, will not be able to put a "new national contribution" to global efforts on the table in Baku.
Hoekstra confirmed yesterday that a concrete proposal for a new 2040 target, which EU climate scientists have advised should be at least 90% - is unlikely to emerge during the European Commission's first 100 days. next, who will take office in December at the earliest.
Officials hope the 55% target and the fact that EU emissions fell by 8% in the year to 2023 will allow the bloc to maintain the climate leadership role it has taken at the COP in recent years. However, they privately acknowledge that doubts over the future role of the US in the global process will complicate the discussions, while some are wary of Azerbaijan's efforts to use the COP as a public relations exercise.
The EU will maintain a relatively low-profile presence in Baku, compared to last year's Dubai COP28, where it ran a large pavilion and hosted dozens of side events. European Council President Charles Michel, however, will attend global leaders' sessions at the start of the summit.
Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson will also be there on November 14-15 to discuss the "fossil fuel transition" that was hailed as a breakthrough deal in Dubai last year, although no deadline was set.
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