At 21 Norwegian time there was supposed to be a final meeting with all the delegations during the climate summit in Egypt. It didn’t happen. – We are strong in overtime. This really drags on, says climate and environment minister Espen Barth Eide to news. He just came out of the consultation meeting with the other delegation leaders who have worked on the main decision. They are still negotiating this, according to Eide. – This will take time. This is because there is a lot of disagreement about the very central questions linked to emission reductions. He says that the 1.5-degree target will remain, but to implement it, action must be taken. It is this work program that the climate-progressive countries want, according to Eide. – But there is a lot of resistance from growing economies in the south, he concludes. This is at stake in Egypt no. – Simply sad – After two weeks of negotiations, the result is only similar to the absolute lowest starting point. That’s according to WWF senior adviser Inga Fritzen Buan, who followed the climate summit. She says that we have the answer and know that the world must cut out coal, oil and gas. – When someone seemingly fails to agree on it, it shows little political will to solve a common crisis. It is simply sad, she says. Senior adviser at WWF, Inga Fritzen Buan says there is little political will to solve the climate crisis. Photo: Eivind Molde / news Buan is disappointed that countries around the world do not realize that the best way to solve the climate crisis is to stop using fossil energy. – We hope this will be put in place in the final declaration tonight or tomorrow, Buan tells news. The mood was good Earlier on Saturday, the mood was completely different after the important groups agreed on the wording of the new “loss and damage” fund. – The mood became much better after we got approval for the “loss and damage” fund. It still has to be approved in plenary, but that will be enough. Loss and damage is about rich countries having to pay for devastation that comes as a result of climate change. New Zealand, Norway, Canada and several other countries have come up with a joint statement. Photo: Truls Alnes Antonsen / news In the draft of the agreement, it is stated that a new fund will be established to help developing countries cope with the costs of devastation caused by climate change. The details will be finalized during COP28 in Dubai next year. The good mood spread a little to the work on emission reductions, said a slightly more optimistic Eide earlier in the evening. – It is possible that this will be clarified tonight, he said and added that it is important to get it clarified while all the ministers are still present in Egypt. Still concerned about the 1.5 degree target At the press conference, the ministers stated they were concerned about the 1.5 degree target. – The preliminary draft presented by the Egyptian leadership risks compromising the Paris Agreement, New Zealand, Norway and Canada say in a joint statement. – These last few hours of the negotiations are critical for keeping the 1.5 degree target alive, says climate and environment minister Espen Barth Eide. Although the negotiations are moving in a positive direction, Eide believes that there is still a lot of work to be done with the 1.5 degree target, especially concrete measures to work on reducing emissions. Hot point The longer the negotiations go into overtime, the more difficult it will be to keep the delegates together. Several ministers have already left Egypt because they have other commitments. The EU has previously said that they would rather have no result than a bad result. It is especially these points that have been difficult to agree on; A sustainable framework that compensates for loss and damage as a result of climate change to developing countries. Strengthening the obligation to limit global warming to an average of a maximum of 1.5 degrees. A clearer commitment to phase out fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. The Ghanaian climate activist Nakeeyat Dramani was met with a standing ovation during Cop 27 in Egypt on Friday. Those with responsibility, step up their efforts, she said. Loss and damage For the first time, loss and damage was an official item on the agenda at COP27. All countries agree that this is an important point, but disagree on how to solve this point in practice. Some poor countries would like to have a new fund for this purpose and other countries would investigate whether an existing UN body can be used to share the money. A country that is vulnerable to climate change is Bangladesh. Member of Parliament and member of the delegation to the country, Saber Hossain Chowdhury tells news that he is happy that this point has been recognised. – It is a big step in the right direction. Some countries have greater responsibility for climate change than others, says Chowdhury. Together with Great Britain and Australia, Norway has given support to a proposal from the EU to establish a fund for loss and damage and particularly vulnerable countries. In the first draft of the final declaration, there were no proposals for how to finance loss and damage. – There is a clear lack of trust between north and south, and between rich and emerging countries. This is not the time to blame others. Blaming each other is a recipe for guaranteed mutual destruction, Guterres said from the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Thursday. An inflatable globe next to a sign that says “1.5 degrees to survive” Photo: Peter Dejong / AP The 1.5-degree target Several countries have been critical that the proposal that was put forward was too weak, especially on the point of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. – The EU is united in our ambition to move forward and build on what we agreed on in Glasgow. Our message is clear: we cannot accept that the 1.5 degree target dies here and today, said the EU’s climate chief Frans Timmermans on Twitter. EU climate chief Frans Timmermans meets the press at the climate summit. Photo: Peter Dejong / AP On Saturday, the EU rejected a proposal from COP27 host country Egypt at the climate summit. The publisher was criticized for not being ambitious enough when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. – At this stage, the Egyptian presidency saw question marks about the goals that were set in Glasgow, a spokesman for the French energy minister told AFP, referring to the outcome of COP26 last year. Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide was also disappointed by the draft. – We must have a new draft that is much clearer and that concretizes the plans to stay on the 1.5 degree target, and that is more constructive on this important topic of loss and damage, says Eide. COP27 will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo: Thomas Hartwell / AP Fossil fuels Another important topic at this year’s climate summit has been oil, coal and gas. At the previous climate summit in Glasgow, it was the point about coal that almost overturned the entire final declaration. In the end, it was agreed to phase down the use of coal, the most polluting of the fuels. This time, India would extend this point to also apply to oil and gas. But the draft published on Thursday does not go further than the Glasgow declaration on this point.
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