The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said today that he was disappointed with the outcome of the UN climate conference (COP25) and regretted that "an important opportunity was missed" because the delegates of about 200 countries reached only a "minimum compromise".
"The international community missed an important opportunity to show greater ambitions in terms of mitigation, adaptation and financing in the face of the climate crisis," Guterres said in a statement after the meeting that lasted more than two weeks, but added that he must not give up and that he they won't give up.
The marathon UN climate conference (COP25) ended today in Madrid with a minimal compromise agreement and the postponement of a key decision on regulating the global carbon market until next year.
The two-week conference in Madrid was due to end on Friday but was extended in an effort to reach some compromise. After two additional days and nights of negotiations, the delegates finally agreed on an agreement that new, better plans to reduce harmful gas emissions should be ready for the conference in Glasgow next year, the BBC reports.
All countries will have to announce new emissions reduction commitments by the next conference next year in Glasgow. Countries will need to address the gap between what science says is needed to avoid dangerous climate change and what is being done now, which, if continued, will see the limit on global warming exceeded as early as 2030- im.
Disagreements on other issues, including the carbon market, were postponed until the next meeting.
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