Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Driftless Area South Central Wisconsin, Dane County USA
2017-09-23 350aaa
Mattias Goldmann>Climate Alert:
“COP27 draft decision: What's in & out
COP27 Highlights, Friday, 18 November
The COP is sure to be extended at least until Saturday, now negotiating the twenty-page "non-paper" draft of the cover decision presented by the presidency. It is far from the "implementation COP" that was promised but has some interesting wording.
Most controversial are the writings about Loss&Damage, in the draft with strong words like "deep concern" and "alarm". G-77/China, AOSIS, LDCs and AILAC see something like this as the minimum, the EU may accept this while individual countries such as Sweden (!) resist. Some developing countries accept a mosaic of measures, in which, for example, Germany's Climate Shield can be part of it together with new initiatives from development banks, as well as that the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (SNLD) which will now have a secretariat to provide technical assistance to developing countries. Others insist on a new mechanism for Loss&Damage, similar to the Green Climate Fund. Expect final write-ups that keep the door open for both.
The link to "global food crises" is new, the writings about the need for more renewables show that the fossil lobby has failed to bring in the role of natural gas and not managed to water down the writings about the shift to renewables. The 1.5-degree target remains and the draft says "Developed countries should attain net-negative carbon emissions by 2030. ", which the EU opposes. The wording on human rights is surprisingly strong from a presidency that cares so little about them, but is also likely to be watered down. A financing need of "5.6 trillion USD up to 2030" will hardly survive. This also goes for the harsh criticism of the World Bank and others financial institutions, while others find it difficult to accept that the lack of financing in the near future is not being addressed but only commented on. The G77+China has currently gotten a write-up about doubled funding for climate adaptation; it already existed last year but the concern was that it would be deleted. They also want to see some type of progress for the global adaptation goal. There are also demands to clarify that emissions must peak by 2025, the wills differ on how the 1.5-degree target should be described, whether net zero 2050 should be entered, whether only coal or all fossil fuels should be phased out, just "phased down" or not mentioned at all, how gender and justice are treated and how – if at all – the IPCC is referred to.
On Friday, the #COP27 presidency will present a new version, expect it NOT to be final. Therefore, it is exciting to follow today's announcements from the presidency and the major organizations. Note that most things today will appear at short notice - when the #COP27 presidency has something new to tell, they call. As usual, the agenda is at
10-10.30: 350.org: Final COP 27 assessment press conference
11.30-12: World Bioenergy Association: Global vision for scaling up biomethane
13.30-14: Press briefing COP Presidency
15-15.30: Climate Action Network: Climate Action Network Press Briefing on COP27
17-17.30: STAND: What the COP27 outcome means for the future of fossil fuels
19-20: Press briefing COP Presidency
Saturday 19-20: Press briefing COP Presidency”
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“The situation in Kenya, is dire. Kenya's plains of the dead: Animal corpses cover the land as even the Maasai people say they have not seen a drought like it after three years without rain.
Elephants, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, cattle and buffalos are littered across the east African country's plains, and the corpses are continuing to pile higher and higher.
Some parts of the country have not seen a drop of rain in three years, and one of the worst droughts in its history has had a devastating impact on its wildlife, with an estimated 2.5 million livestock killed this year alone.
In Kenya they have contributed less Carbon emissions but they the one paying the highest price. Animals are dying , people are suffering because of the Climate Crisis”
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