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Coal in 2022: coal-to-clean diplomacy beyond COP26 | |
Camilla Fenning Chris Littlecott | |
2022-01-13 | |
出版年 | 2022 |
国家 | 欧洲 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
英文摘要 | As negotiations in Glasgow concluded, COP26 President Alok Sharma cautioned that “the hard work starts now”. All coal-using countries will now need to take forward their Glasgow Climate Pact commitment to “accelerate efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power”. This will require practical steps towards phasing out coal power generation, ending the construction of new coal power plants, and ceasing public support for fossil finance. In 2022, the UK’s continued role as COP26 President will see it play a critical role in encouraging countries to deliver on their Glasgow commitments, following through on Sharma’s goal of “consigning coal to history”. This will require re-invigoration of diplomatic outreach and resourcing, recognising the risk of the classic post-COP turnover of staff and reduced resources. The UK Presidency is only two months old and runs until COP27 in November 2022. The lasting impact of COP26 will be strengthened if the UK Foreign Office (FCDO) continues to prioritise climate diplomacy during 2022. Similarly, BEIS (department responsible for energy transition) will need to ensure adequate funding to deliver its extended mandate for the Energy Transition Council (ETC) through to 2025. There is a real opportunity to cement the gains on coal-to-clean made at Glasgow, allowing the UK to showcase its long-term climate leadership as a critical strand of post-Brexit Global Britain. But the UK cannot deliver on this agenda alone. It will need to build close partnerships to deliver team diplomacy, as it did with Italy in 2021. The new German government is the number one priority partner. It will wield influence through its G7 Presidency and as an increasingly credible climate leader, given its decision to integrate climate into its economic and foreign policy and accelerate its coal phase out to 2030. Further cooperation with G20 chair Indonesia, the Egyptian COP27 Presidency, and the UN Secretary General can provide global leadership to encourage and support countries on the coal-to-clean transition. Coal-to-clean prioritiesE3G has identified six coal-to-clean priorities for the UK Presidency to build momentum in 2022 from the successful outcomes at Glasgow:
The progress on the global coal agenda achieved in 2021 resulted from sustained diplomatic engagement and high-level leadership. The hard work continues for the COP26 Presidency during 2022. With enough resources and strategic partnerships, it can build on political momentum from Glasgow and see an accelerated global transition from coal to clean become a reality. Consigning coal to history is the compelling core of keeping 1.5°C alive. |
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来源平台 | E3G |
文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/344939 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Camilla Fenning Chris Littlecott. Coal in 2022: coal-to-clean diplomacy beyond COP26,2022. |
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