MP: COP26 has been a success but progress must be maintained
Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister gave a Statement following the conclusion of the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
In the Chamber, John asked,
“Real progress has been made at COP26, and we should all be grateful to its president and the Prime Minister for achieving so much. However, the Prime Minister will be aware that we must keep countries’ feet close to the fire. What reassurance can he provide that the annual progress reports have real teeth, so that leaders can be held accountable for the progress required in the short term, in order to ensure that climate change targets are met in the long term?”
The Prime Minister responded that transparent data will be an important tool when coupled with the Paris rulebook. Countries can be held accountable via this data.
John said afterwards,
“COP26 has been a success, but it did not achieve everything that we wanted. It is therefore important that progress is maintained, and this will require the international community continuing to work together.”
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