Russia was unhappy with the UN climate summit: Habitat: Lenta.ru
Russia lacks consensus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions among the participants in the climate summit (Cop26). TASS with reference to the special envoy of the Russian president for climate Ruslan Edelgeriev during his speech at the plenary editing of the conference.
“We express the lack of consensus on baselines, the means of transmission used and the overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,” Edelgeriyev said. The delegate also noted that Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement remained unfinished and needed further discussion. This part of the agreement regulates the mechanism for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Edelgeriev, it is necessary to make concessions in order to reach the summit participants as soon as possible. He expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that countries are delaying the approval of the final documents of Cop26. “Lack of progress today could slow down climate action,” the delegate concluded and added that Russia is ready for further dialogue and search for solutions.
At the same time, the draft of the generalizing decision COP26 meets the general expectations of Russia, the statement of Edelgeriev. “We note the balanced nature and the completed form of the final solution project, which meets our common expectations. The measures presented, including on a common time frame, are to strike a delicate balance between achieving an increase in climate ambitiousness and an achieved economic transition with the implementation of UN development goals. The second version of the final document of the summit published on 12 confirms the goal of limiting the global rise in temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a video message to Cop26 delegates, said that he intends to achieve celestial neutrality by 2060 with the help of the country of forest ecosystems. He acknowledges that Russian forests “have significant potential to absorb carbon dioxide and generate oxygen” and account for almost 20 percent of the world’s forests.