Delphine Schiltz, edited by Ophélie Artaud
COP 27 opened today in Egypt and Emmanuel Macron will speak this Monday afternoon. The fact that the event is taking place in Africa is not insignificant: the effects of climate change are more difficult to manage for the poorest countries. The measures that could be taken during this conference should therefore be aimed primarily at the African continent.
Emmanuel Macron will speak this afternoon at COP 27. 110 heads of state will be present for this world climate conference. Note the absence of Xi Jinping. His country, China, is however the leader in terms of CO2 emissions. The fact that this great barnum is taking place this year in Africa is not insignificant. The effects of global warming are more difficult to manage for poor countries than for rich countries.
Compensation for vulnerable countries
This is also why the first issue is the creation of a loss and damage fund. This is one of the crucial issues of this COP 27. Concretely, vulnerable countries are demanding compensation for the damage they are already suffering. Drought, rising waters, monster floods, as we saw this summer in Pakistan. Second issue, another question of funding, precisely. Reach 100 billion per year from the so-called developed countries to the countries of the South for adaptation and transition projects. The promise dates back to 2009, during COP 15, and it has still not been implemented, 20 billion are missing.
Third challenge: the efforts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, especially for the rich countries which are the most polluters, which must be revised upwards. The current trajectory, if we take on the commitments of the States, is at best a warming of 2.4 degrees, whereas the objective, since the Paris agreements, is to be below +2 degrees and if possible below +1.5 degrees. Last focus, these negotiations must give priority to African countries. This continent is the most vulnerable to this global crisis.