In a dramatic plenary session, after 48 consecutive hours of negotiations, and additional, marked the pitiful end of the Conference on the climate of Madrid. Despite the months of preparation and two weeks of negotiations in the Spanish capital, the Cop25 closes with a substantial postponement to next year. And a small positive signal.
The reference pertains to the article 6 of the Agreements of Paris, the one that tries to put order in the carbon market to avoid double counting (as it is formulated now, there is a risk that both the land seller and the buyer conteggino the amount of emissions traded). “We were not able to find a consensus,” said the minister in the chilean Environment Cristina Schmidt , who presided over the Cop25. “But we have made progress and learned a lot from each other. It will be very useful to reach agreement on the article 6 within the next year.”
The Un secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, said he was “disappointed” by the outcome:. “A lost opportunity”, has called the head of the united Nations.
I am disappointed with the results of #COP25.
The international community lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation and finance to tackle the climate crisis.
But we must not give up, and I will not give up.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) December 15, 2019
