COP25 opening EU and other measures strengthening attitude Japan and others will not participate 6:10 on December 3
The COP25, a UN conference that discusses global warming countermeasures, opened in Spain, and the EU = European Union and other organizations made a series of efforts to strengthen countermeasures at the first day meeting where leaders participate. On the other hand, major emitting countries such as China, India, and Japan have not participated, and it will be noticed whether measures to strengthen countermeasures will spread in the future.
COP25 kicked off in Madrid, the Spanish capital, and on the first day of the second day, a meeting was held with leaders from over 30 countries and regions in developed and developing countries, including French Prime Minister Philippe and Prime Minister Hasina of Bangladesh. It was.
In this context, the EU chairman, Von De Arraien, will begin next year, including the idea of investing up to 120 trillion yen in Japanese yen in the EU over the next 10 years to reduce greenhouse gases. An international framework for global warming countermeasures, a series of attitudes to strengthen countermeasures under the Paris Agreement were announced.
On the other hand, the US, which has the second highest greenhouse gas emissions in the world, has officially announced the Trump administration's departure from the Paris Agreement last month, and major emitters such as China, India, and Japan Has not joined.
UN Secretary General Guterres calls on each country to raise the reduction target again at the opening of COP25, and it will be noticed whether measures to strengthen countermeasures will spread in the future.
The goal of Japan's Paris Agreement is
Based on the “Paris Agreement”, an international framework for global warming countermeasures starting next year, Japan has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gases by 26% by fiscal 2030 compared to fiscal 2013.
The countries that have signed the Paris Agreement are also required to formulate a long-term strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by December next year and submit it to the United Nations. Formulated.
In this effort, the dependence on thermal power generation will be reduced as much as possible, aiming to become a “main power source” of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, and by 2050, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 80%, and in the second half of this century The aim is to realize a “decarbonized society” as soon as possible.
UN Secretary-General “We have to go the right way”
UN Secretary General Guterres, who attended the opening ceremony of COP25, said, “To make greenhouse gas emissions virtually zero in 2050 is the only way to reduce global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. `` Science has shown that exceeding this can lead to catastrophic disasters, '' he said, `` Many people around the world say more about tackling the climate change crisis they face now. “We must head for the right path today, not tomorrow. We need to make important decisions, and COP25 is the opportunity.” Called for a political will to strengthen.