Dubai has ratified a historic agreement to tackle the climate crisis. After two weeks of intense discussions and a race against time to produce a more “ambitious” and “clear” text, the United Arab Emirates presidency has managed to move forward. an unprecedented deal For example, there is talk of leaving fossil fuels behind, greatly reducing emissions and accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources. Text signed unanimously By almost two hundred countries gathered in Dubai.
These Key points of the Dubai agreement It was approved this Wednesday.
The beginning of the end for fossil fuels
The most important point of the Dubai agreement is its message about fossil fuels. The text was approved this Wednesday clearly calls for an accelerated and fair “transition” leaving fossil fuels behind, the need to “accelerate action in this critical decade” and, finally, Pledge to reach net zero by 2050. All of these, respecting the command of science and taking into account that each country must adapt this message to its own personal circumstances. Only the coal incident is explicitly mentioned in the text. And there he asks “accelerate use reduction efforts“From sources that do not have carbon capture technology.
Significant reduction in emissions
The text contains almost verbatim the road map proposed by the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) to prevent the planet from overheating. Following this, the Dubai agreement also confirms this need. Reduce emissions by 43% by 2030orn 60% by 2035 and will reach net zero by 2050. The agreement launches a clear call to accelerate the reduction of emissions from road traffic. greatly reduced methane emissionsanyone. In addition, countries are requested to submit new emission reduction plans by 2024 at the latest.
Tripling renewable energy by 2030
The agreement also includes a clear call to triple the global deployment of renewable energy. multiply energy efficiency by two In this sense, it is called “accelerating” the development and implementation of zero-emission technologies, for example, different types of renewable energy, nuclear power plants, low-emission hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. . In this case, the text manages to suggest the “differentiated menu” that different countries demand.
More financial commitment
The agreement includes: different economic commitments are mentioned several timesAn agreement was reached between the countries to stop the progress of the climate crisis on the one hand, and to face its consequences on the other. It reinforces progress on the ‘Green Climate Fund’, with more than $12.8 billion promised to Dubai following negotiations in recent weeks. The agreement also includes a commitment by developed countries to finance a newly created loss and damage fund to help countries most vulnerable to climate chaos.
A global road map
dubai deals They won’t mean an immediate change neither in our daily lives nor in state legislation. Its purpose is rather agree on a global road map Now each region needs to adapt to its own conditions. Both the European Union as a whole and Spain in particular now face the problem of translating all these agreements into their own internal regulations. The Dubai pact lays out the need to leave fossil fuels behind, reduce emissions and triple renewables, but In the hands of every region, country and city Agree on concrete measures to achieve these ambitious goals.