迈向低碳和气候适应性强的世界：COP26的期望（英）

SPECIAL© 2021 Observer Research Foundation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, archived, retained or transmitted through print, speech or electronic media without prior written approval from ORF.no. 165Towards a Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient World: Expectations from COP26Vikrom Mathur and Aparna Roy EditorsN O V E M B E R 2 0 2 12There is widespread hope that the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow will deliver decisive action on the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. This report gathers different perspectives from analysts in South Asia, Africa, the Indo-Pacific, and the UK on regional priorities and positions on key issues related to the global fight against climate change. Certain threads bind these analyses regarding what the world expects from COP26. These include: increased finance for climate action; more ambitious emissions reduction commitments, in particular from developed economies; fiscal and policy frameworks for strengthening climate change adaptation efforts and addressing loss and damage; and enhancing international collaboration on energy transition, clean road transport, and nature, especially in relation to technology. They similarly argue that climate change and sustainable development are inextricably linked, and that low-carbon and climate-resilient growth and development requires strong political will from states across the world. AbstractAttribution: Vikrom Mathur and Aparna Roy, Eds., “Towards a Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient World: Expectations from COP26”, ORF Special Report No. 165, November 2021, Observer Research Foundation. 3t the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, world leaders have the opportunity to shape an ambitious and collective climate action. Will the wealthy nations that reaped the benefits of industrialisation by burning fossil fuels and growing their economies for centuries, own up to the damage and lead efforts to correct it? While recognising that the only way forward is through radical and far-reaching changes to the way we live, the discussions at COP26 must go beyond the technical effort to cut global emissions and address social inequalities and the security of those who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, there is growing public demand for climate action and to align economic recovery with long-term sustainability and climate goals. Some countries—such as Germany, UK, France, Italy, Poland, and Spain—have implemented policy responses.1 There is a clear emphasis on resilience, development and adaptation to climate effects; averting further impacts by curtailing fossil fuel use; and conserving biodiversity hotspots and making room for more thorough reforestation. Given the renewed interest in collective action, COP26 offers a unique opportunity to enhance these ambitions and reiterate the global commitment to combat climate change. In