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| The closing plenary of COP26 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, Nov. 13, 2021. (PHOTO: XINHUA) |
Nearly 200 participating countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact at the end of 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The deal makes unprecedented mention of fossil fuels in the climate crisis. It calls for the phasing down of coal, the dominant source of carbon dioxide emissions in the process of electricity generation.
The Article 6 of the pact asks to establish a robust framework for countries to exchange carbon credits, which is expected to facilitate emissions reduction.
During COP26, more than 100 countries have promised to end deforestation by 2030. More money for developing countries to help them adapt to climate impacts are promised in the deal. COP26 President Alok Sharma expressed his "deep regret" over climate finance failures, for rich countries still had not kept their word to raise 100 billion USD in annual climate finance.
The Glasgow Climate Pact "will help kick-start a new journey of global efforts to tackle climate change," said Zhao Yingmin, head of the Chinese delegation to COP26 and China's vice minister of ecology and environment.
COP26 is the first climate change conference after the five-year review cycle under the Paris Agreement inked in 2015. COP27 will be held next year in Egypt with updated plans on how to slash greenhouse gas emission by 2030.