Prime Minister will call on ministers and
negotiators to come together and bridge the gaps remaining to
reach consensus at COP26, as he travels to Glasgow in the final
days of the climate summit today (Wednesday 10 November).
Negotiators from 197 parties are in intensive talks to reach
agreement on a range of key issues, including a common time frame
for national commitments on emissions reductions and agreed
methodology for countries to report on their climate action.
These important technical points will help to ensure that
commitments are translated into action.
They are also working to agree progress on finance for
nations most vulnerable to climate change and to address the
issue of loss and damage in developing countries.
The negotiations run alongside a series of government and private
sector commitments on coal, cars, cash and trees made by
throughout the two weeks of COP26 under the UK’s presidency, with
the goal of keeping the 1.5C target alive.
Prime Minister said:
“Negotiating teams are doing the hard yards in these final days
of COP26 to turn promises into action on climate change.
“There’s still much to do. Today I’ll be meeting with ministers
and negotiators to hear about where progress has been made
and where the gaps must be bridged.
“This is bigger than any one country and it is time for
nations to put aside differences and come together for our planet
and our people.
“We need to pull out all the stops if we’re going to keep 1.5C
within our grasp.”
The Prime Minister will be joined by the UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres in Glasgow and will meet with representatives
from the heads of delegations’ negotiating teams and the observer
groups, which represent a cross-section of civil society.
