{"id":1719,"date":"2021-11-09T19:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2021-11-09T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T19:01:27","slug":"explainer-the-four-objectives-of-cop26-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/2021\/11\/09\/explainer-the-four-objectives-of-cop26-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Explainer: The Four Objectives of COP26 You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Banner Image: West Point witnesses sea erosion every year. The DayLight\/Harry Browne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

By Emmanuel Sherman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monrovia \u2013 In his address to the opening of the 26th<\/sup> United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)<\/a> ongoing climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland or COP26, President George Weah called on world leaders to address the global disparity in climate financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is an inherent imbalance in the current architecture of climate financing,\u201d President Weah said. \u201cCountry like Liberia who maintains and protects the largest remaining tracks of forest reserves receives the lowest benefits for these ecosystem services.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parties reached a  landmark agreement in December 2015 at the Paris Accord or COP21<\/a> to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve net-zero carbon scenario as well as reducing global warming. COP21 set the basis for  COP26 in an effort to review their commitments, known as intended nationally determined contributions (NDC).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was s the core of the Paris Accord. Now here are the four objectives of COP26 you need to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Secure global net zero by mid- century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Under this objective, the conference agrees to do the followings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Accelerate the phase out of coal<\/li>
    2. Curtail deforestation<\/li>
    3. Speed up the switch to electric vehicles<\/li>
    4. Encourage investment in renewables<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Countries are expected to come forward with ambitious 2030 emission targets that are aligned with meeting net zero by the middle of the century. They will now begin to review its climate agenda in order to reach out to those mitigation targets in areas including agriculture, forest, coastal zones, fisheries, health, transport, industries, energy and waste<\/p>\n\n\n\n