The climate conference "COP26" on Thursday witnessed several commitments on fossil fuels, one of the main causes of climate change, but with the absence of major countries to sign, although a study warned that carbon dioxide emissions had almost returned to record levels before epidemic.
At least 19 countries - including big emitters such as the United States and Canada - and financial institutions pledged Thursday in Glasgow to stop funding fossil energy projects that are not compatible with carbon capture regimes, abroad, by the end of 2022.
A joint statement of the 19 countries participating in the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, UK, said that “investment in non-carbon-sequestration fossil energy projects is without increased social and economic risks, and has implications for government revenues, local employment and public health. ".
Only recently, the G-20 countries agreed to stop subsidizing new projects to build coal-fired power plants abroad.
In another initiative promoted by the British government, more than 40 countries signed a statement to stop the use of fossil fuels, committed to the "Coal Transition Declaration to Clean Energy", and many made similar commitments.
However, large countries involved in this sector, such as Australia, China, India, the United States, Japan and Russia, were not among the signatories.
For its part, the British government said that 190 countries and organizations pledged to reduce the use of fossil fuels, but some of the world's most dependent on coal as an energy source - such as the United States, China, India and Australia - did not sign this pledge.
On the other hand, the International Energy Agency said that pledges made at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow will keep global warming below 1.8% if those pledges are implemented.
The agency indicated that the transition to clean energy sources and the acceleration of the disposal of fossil fuels were discussed.