But countries like China and Russia, they're saying 2060. has been pushing for a commitment of 2050. SOMMER: Yeah, what they agreed was to reduce their heat-trapping emissions to net-zero by around mid-century. Lauren, did they make any progress towards this goal? Two degrees is a death sentence for the people of Antigua and Barbuda, for the people of the Maldives.ĬORNISH: And when you look at G-20 countries - right? - they met and also focused on climate change before the summit. PRIME MINISTER MIA MOTTLEY: If our existence is to mean anything, then we must act in the interest of all of our people who are dependent on us. The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, she was very direct about the need for leaders here to take measures to limit the rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius and the consequences for the world if they don't. LANGFITT: Yeah, and Jes makes a good point. I mean, if you look at the way the prime minister of Barbados handled this, there was urgency. There was a lot of political this, political that. JES VESCONTES: There was a lot of rambling. I talked to Jes Vescontes, an artist and Fulbright scholar who is based in Germany working on climate impact research.
Some people I talked to felt that these sounded like kind of uninspired talking points.
And they were kind of underwhelmed by the president. And climate change fills them with dread, just the same things that Lauren was talking about. What was actually the reaction to the president's speech?įRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Well, you know, Audie, I talked to a number of younger climate activists here. Instead, they're expected to rise by 16%.ĬORNISH: Frank, you've been inside the venue today. To avoid that, greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut nearly in half by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. That would mean severe heat waves, floods and storms would become much more common. Right now the world is on track for extreme warming. SOMMER: Because here's the context behind these talks.
We have the ability to invest in ourselves and build an equitable, clean energy future and, in the process, create millions of good-paying jobs and opportunities around the world. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: We're standing at an inflection point in world history. LAUREN SOMMER, BYLINE: Yeah, Biden has had the same message for these countries as he's had at home, which is climate change is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity for a new clean energy economy, and that it's urgent that everyone get on board. Joining me to talk about what's at stake, NPR's Frank Langfitt in Glasgow and science correspondent Lauren Sommer.Īnd, Lauren, I'm going to start with you because these are the first climate talks since the U.S. is trying to convince other countries to move faster, but Biden's still struggling to pass his climate policies back in the U.S. There in Glasgow, Scotland, negotiations to cut heat-trapping emissions are underway. That was President Biden's message at the international climate summit known as COP26 today.
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