ONU Climat Infos, le 27 mai 2022. S'adressant hier aux ministres du climat, de l'énergie et de l'environnement du G7, Patricia Espinosa, secrétaire exécutive de d'ONU Climat, a appelé les nations du G7 à maintenir un engagement ferme en faveur du multilatéralisme.

Si les promesses ne sont pas tenues, la confiance sera sapée ; et sans confiance, aucune action collective n'est possible, a déclaré Mme Espinosa.

Les ministres de l'environnement, du climat et de l'énergie des pays du G7: Allemagne, Canada, États-Unis d'Amérique, France, Italie, Japon et Royaume-Uni - se réunissent à Berlin, en Allemagne, du 25 au 27 mai.

La réunion se déroule dans un contexte d'accélération des impacts climatiques et de défis géopolitiques massifs.

Sur notre trajectoire actuelle, les températures mondiales augmenteront de 3,2 °C d'ici la fin du siècle, a-t-elle déclaré.

La volonté d'atteindre l'objectif central de l'Accord de Paris, à savoir maintenir l'augmentation de la température moyenne mondiale en dessous de 1,5 °C, par le biais du Pacte de Glasgow pour le climat, implique une action accélérée et une ambition climatique accrue.

Les accords historiques conclus au niveau mondial pour lutter collectivement contre le changement climatique - la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur le changement climatique, l'Accord de Paris et le Pacte de Glasgow - sont le fruit du multilatéralisme.

Ils ont montré une volonté de trouver un terrain d'entente et de surmonter les désaccords, a déclaré Mme Espinosa. Et, par-dessus tout, la volonté de façonner ensemble un avenir meilleur pour tous.

Mme Espinosa a dressé une liste concrète de priorités, notamment sur les questions liées aux plans climatiques nationaux, ainsi que sur le financement et l'adaptation.



Voyez sa déclaration en entier et en langue originale ci-dessous:

Ministers;

It’s a special pleasure to join you here in Germany, the host nation of UN Climate Change and the chair of this important meeting on Climate and Energy at the midpoint of a very challenging year.

These are testing times. As a career-long diplomat and former minister, I appreciate the complexity of the decisions you and your governments are currently facing on several fronts.

Russia’s war on Ukraine has unleashed violence and destruction on innocent people. It is disrupting global energy markets. It is leading to a global food crisis. It is impacting the finance needed to green economies and build resilience.

All of this has not changed, however, the reality of climate change. At our current trajectory, global temperatures will rise 3.2C by the end of this century.

This is not what was agreed in Paris. It is not what you reaffirmed last November at COP26 in Glasgow. And as some of you said earlier this morning, this is not what our societies, specially the youth, find acceptable.

Those landmarks, the Convention, the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow Pact, were the result of multilateralism. They showed a willingness to find common ground and to overcome disagreement. And, above all, the will to shape together a better future for all.

The climate change process has been one of the best examples of how the world can come together to address a global challenge.

We need to maintain a firm commitment to multilateralism. And this means strengthening confidence in each other.

If promises are not kept, trust will be undermined; and without trust, no collective action is possible.

It is vital that in the run-up to Sharm el-Sheik we all help to renovate the confidence and unity of purpose that are necessary to move our process forward.

And while climate change is the responsibility of all nations, you have both a special responsibility and a unique opportunity to provide leadership on the road to and at COP27.

The conference has to address many important topics, but three stand out as critical for the success of COP27. A successful outcome requires a balanced package that addresses all of them.

First, mitigation. It is abundantly clear that we are far from where the science tells us that we need to be to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C.  Difficult decisions must be taken. And they must be reflected in ever more ambitious Nationally-Determined Contributions and Long-Term Plans.

Second, adaptation. It is imperative that actions commensurate with the magnitude of the problem are duly identified and supported. This is what defining the global goal for adaptation truly means. And the controversial issue of loss and damage must be addressed in a way that is constructive and forward-looking.

Third, the crucial issue of finance. There is still hope that the 100 billion dollar pledge will be met. Beyond the calls for a substantial increase in climate finance and in particular adaptation finance, time and time again, the lack of finance comes up as the main obstacle to effective climate action, whether in capacity building, technology transfer or the consolidation of the enhanced transparency framework.

As a result of this, countries conclude that the promises of support are not genuine, even when the amounts required frequently appear to be relatively small.

Ministers,

We are at a critical point in our process. It is a time to discuss openly and respectfully issues on which there is no agreement. A time for each to strive to understand the challenges that others are facing. And, above all, a time for strong leadership, bold decisions and resolute actions.

There is no other way to live up to your commitments under the Paris Agreement. And, therefore, no other way to save both people and nature.

Thank you.