DHAKA, Dec 7, 2020 (BSS) – The upcoming Climate Ambition Summit has called on countries around the world to submit ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement or other climate plans.
The summit, co-hosted by the UK COP26 Presidency, the UN and France in partnership with Chile and Italy, will be held on December 12 coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the historic Paris Agreement, according to a press release sent by British High Commission here today.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, as Britain is heading towards hosting the UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow next year, said the release.
“Today’s target is the first set by the UK following its departure from the EU, demonstrating the UK’s leadership in tackling climate change,” it said.
This new target meets the recommendation of experts at the independent Climate Change Committee who advise the government on emissions targets.
The UK’s path to meeting this target is backed by the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution, which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs by 2030.
The plan sets out ambitious policies and investment, with the potential to deliver over £40 billion of private investment by 2030, so that the UK develop innovative technologies and make significant strides in cutting emissions across energy, transport and buildings.
“We have proven we can reduce our emissions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process – uniting businesses, academics, NGOs and local communities in a common goal to go further and faster to tackle climate change,” Boris Johnson said.
But this is a global effort, which is why the UK is urging world leaders as part of next week’s Climate Ambition Summit to bring forward their own ambitious plans to cut emissions and set net zero targets, he said.
Business and Energy Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma said tackling climate change is the one of the most urgent shared endeavours of our lifetimes, demanding bold action from every nation to prevent catastrophic global warming.
“As a country, we have demonstrated we can both rapidly cut carbon emissions, while creating new jobs, new technologies and future-proof industries that will generate economic growth for decades to come,” he said.