‘A step in the right direction’: EU reacts to COP26 deal

(EurActiv, 15 Nov 2021) The United Nations target of containing global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius “remains within reach, but the work is far from done,” said Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.

UN climate talks in Glasgow ended on Saturday (13 November) evening with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming.

There was last-minute drama though as India, backed by China and other coal-dependent developing nations, rejected a clause calling for the “phase out” of coal-fired power and won language calling for a “phase down” instead.

India’s environment and climate minister, Bhupender Yadav, said the revision reflected the “national circumstances of emerging economies.”

“We are becoming the voice of the developing countries,” he told Reuters, saying the pact had “singled out” coal but kept quiet about oil and natural gas.

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