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II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 12

Anexo 3 – Proposta de intervenção na II Comissão do Deputado Pedro Roque (PSD) (em inglês)

STATEMENT BY HON. PEDRO ROQUE

ON BEHALF OF HON. KARIM DARWISH

PRESIDENT OF THE 2ND PAM STANDING COMMITTEE

PAM 43rd BUREAU COMMITTEE

Rome, 18-19-20 November 2021

Honourable Gennaro Migliore, PAM President,

Senator Giuseppe Moles (in case he is the room, please acknowledge his presence)

Honourable colleagues,

Allow me, first and foremost, to thank President Migliore and the Italian Parliament for hosting this meeting

in such a magnificent venue, «the Campidoglio». This historical building reminds us not only of the beauty and

grandeur of the «Eternal City of Rome, but this is also the building, which served as the State Archive, where

the ancient Romans were keeping all the international treaties signed with the various allied kingdoms all

around the Mediterranean.

Since we met, on 2 June 2021, as you can well imagine, it was unavoidable for the 2nd Committee to

devote the core part of its work to the COP26 in Glasgow, which has recently concluded. We are now just in the

phase of metabolizing and assessing what COP26 has achieved. You might hear more details from Hon.

Migliore who was there, attending the High-Level Segment, representing PAM. Prior to that, we had other

honourable colleagues who attended various preparatory conferences to COP26, held for instance in

Washington and in Rome, voicing the PAM position on climate change in line with the resolutions we approved

in the past.

Dear Honourable Colleagues,

It is difficult for me to give you a clear cut message on what COP26 has achieved. On one side, we have to

recognize that a number of progresses have been made. For instance:

1) 151 parties have now submitted updated Nationally Determined Contributions;

2) A significant number of leaders spoke about ending coal power. 42 countries have set coal phase out

dates and international public finance for coal is coming to an end;

3) Over 120 countries covering more than 90% of the world’s forests endorsed the Glasgow Leaders’

Declaration on Forests & Land Use committing to work collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land

degradation by 2030.

However, along with these spotlights there are still several worrying issues:

1) Leaders sent a clear signal that COP26 must keep 1.5C in reach but the major polluting countries are far

from translating this commitment in clear actions. The big question is whether these lofty pledges we heard in

Glasgow, along with a new formal agreement, can push them further along.

2) As stressed by the UN Secretary General, the three main goals, out of the Paris Agreement, a) cutting

carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030; b) rich nations giving poor countries $100 billion a year for combating

climate change; and c) ensuring that half of that money goes to adapting to climate change’s increasing harms,

ARE STILL OUT OF REACH.

3) And we see, unfortunately, this situation also reflected among our member countries. According to the

latest Climate Change Performance Index, we have some our countries doing quite well while others lagging

behind.

II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 12 30 Anexo 3 – Proposta de intervenção na II Comissão do Deputado Pedro Roque (PSD) (em inglês) STATEMENT BY HON. PEDRO ROQUE ON BEHALF OF HON. KARIM DARWISH PRESIDENT OF THE 2ND PAM STANDING COMMITTEE PAM 43rd BUREAU COMMITTEE Rome, 18-19-20 November 2021 Honourable Gennaro Migliore, PAM President, Senator Giuseppe Moles (in case he is the room, please acknowledge his presence)Honourable colleagues, Allow me, first and foremost, to thank President Migliore and the Italian Parliament for hosting this meeting in such a magnificent venue, «the Campidoglio». This historical building reminds us not only of the beauty and grandeur of the «Eternal City of Rome, but this is also the building, which served as the State Archive, where the ancient Romans were keeping all the international treaties signed with the various allied kingdoms all around the Mediterranean. Since we met, on 2 June 2021, as you can well imagine, it was unavoidable for the 2nd Committee to devote the core part of its work to the COP26 in Glasgow, which has recently concluded. We are now just in the phase of metabolizing and assessing what COP26 has achieved. You might hear more details from Hon. Migliore who was there, attending the High-Level Segment, representing PAM. Prior to that, we had other honourable colleagues who attended various preparatory conferences to COP26, held for instance in Washington and in Rome, voicing the PAM position on climate change in line with the resolutions we approved in the past. Dear Honourable Colleagues, It is difficult for me to give you a clear cut message on what COP26 has achieved. On one side, we have to recognize that a number of progresses have been made. For instance: 1) 151 parties have now submitted updated Nationally Determined Contributions; 2) A significant number of leaders spoke about ending coal power. 42 countries have set coal phase out dates and international public finance for coal is coming to an end; 3) Over 120 countries covering more than 90% of the world’s forests endorsed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests & Land Use committing to work collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. However, along with these spotlights there are still several worrying issues: 1) Leaders sent a clear signal that COP26 must keep 1.5C in reach but the major polluting countries are far from translating this commitment in clear actions. The big question is whether these lofty pledges we heard in Glasgow, along with a new formal agreement, can push them further along. 2) As stressed by the UN Secretary General, the three main goals, out of the Paris Agreement, a) cutting carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030; b) rich nations giving poor countries $100 billion a year for combating climate change; and c) ensuring that half of that money goes to adapting to climate change’s increasing harms, ARE STILL OUT OF REACH. 3) And we see, unfortunately, this situation also reflected among our member countries. According to the latest Climate Change Performance Index, we have some our countries doing quite well while others lagging behind.

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