German minister criticizes outcome of Bonn climate talks
German Minister of the Environment, Carsten Schneider, criticized on Friday the meager result of the international climate conference of this month in the German city of Bonn, arguing that the result does not do justice to the gravity of the situation.
The 10 -day negotiations, which involved more than 5,000 delegates, were among the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change which would take place in Brazil in November. The talks ended Thursday without any significant progress.
Schneider deplored that the old lines of conflict, such as the northern transition drivers against the South and the energy transition against fossil fuel blockers, are still dominating.
“However, we can only grasp with global warming if we work together. This is why we have to leave the old conflicts behind us,” said Schneider.
It has urged all countries to present new improved climatic plans this year to fill the significant gap at the limit of 1.5 degrees.
The signatories of the 2015 Paris Agreement are committed to limiting global warming to much less than two degrees Celsius, preferably at 1.5 degrees, compared to pre -industrial levels.
Environmental organizations expressed their disappointment at the slow pace of negotiations in Bonn.
“I do not want in sugar – we still have a lot to do before gathering in Belem,” said UN climate chief Simon Stiell, referring to the World Climate Conference in Brazil.
