In developments so far, India has pledged to reach net zero emissions by 2070 – seen by experts as a realistic commitment, but 20 years behind the 2050 date agreed by other countries while the the Queen called on leaders to “rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship”, for the sake of future generations.įishing talks ‘need to continue’ – Emmanuel Macron has shelved his threat to clog up UK exports and ban its fishers from landing catches at French ports from this morning in a dispute over access to British fishing waters. The commitment comes as more than 120 world leaders meet in Glasgow to thrash out fresh commitments on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns that key countries have failed to step up. If we were to lose any of the world’s great forests, we would have zero chance of stabilising the world’s climate.” Writing in the Guardian today, the UK environment minister Zac Goldsmith hails the forests deal as “ unprecedented … Globally, nature-based solutions such as forests, mangroves and peatlands could provide about a third of the most effective and cost-effective solutions to the climate crisis that we need now – but currently, they attract just 3% of total global climate finance. Boris Johnson will unveil the agreement at the Cop26 summit in the presence of the US president, Joe Biden, the Prince of Wales and the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo. By signing the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use, presidents and prime ministers from major producers and consumers of deforestation-linked products will commit to protect forest ecosystems. World leaders have agreed a deal that aims to halt and reverse global deforestation over the next decade as part of a multibillion-dollar package to tackle human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Hello, Warren Murray here to embiggen your knowledge of current affairs. Top story: ‘Zero chance if we lose the great forests’
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