UN climate chief urges developed countries to fulfill their climate funding pledges

　　China News Agency, Berlin, July 24 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on the Group of Twenty (G20) countries to show the necessary leadership on the 23rd local time to achieve The 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature control target of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

She especially urged developed countries to fulfill their commitment to provide 100 billion U.S. dollars in climate funding to developing countries each year before 2020.

　　The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is located in Bonn, Germany.

As its executive secretary, Espinosa is the highest official responsible for climate affairs in the United Nations system.

She made the above remarks when addressing the G20 Environment and Energy Ministers Meeting held in Naples, Italy that day.

　　Espinosa said that the G20 countries account for 80% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions, and the 1.5 degrees Celsius target will be difficult to achieve if it leaves the G20.

She called on the G20 countries to show leadership and come up with more ambitious goals for nationally determined contributions.

　　Espinosa especially urges developed countries to fulfill their pledge to provide developing countries with US$100 billion in climate funding each year by 2020.

She pointed out that this is a commitment made in the process of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more than ten years ago.

She said, "Now is the time to deliver. If these countries cannot deliver on their past promises today, how can we expect them to make more ambitious climate promises in the future?"

　　The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in Glasgow, UK in November this year after being postponed due to the new crown epidemic in 2020.

Espinosa called on governments of all countries to reach consensus in areas where differences still exist in the climate negotiation process. These areas include the carbon market part of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, transparency in climate action, and capacity building in developing countries.

　　Espinosa emphasized that in order to fully implement the Paris Agreement, the above-mentioned problems in all areas must be resolved. "We have spent five years to resolve the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and time is running out. I hope that when all parties come to COP26, they will come with the determination to succeed."

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