Climate negotiations in Bonn: Red alarm level for climate protection!

Climate negotiations in Bonn: Red alarm level for climate protection!

The UN climate negotiations in Bonn show clear weaknesses in the progress of the international community. Ten years after the historical Paris climate agreement does not result in the solution to central problems. In particular, forest destruction and the exit from fossil energies are still on the agenda.

JANNES Stoppel by Greenpeace expresses concerns about the lack of urgency in the negotiations. In his opinion, the time for the ambitious goal is to limit the global rise in temperature to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius. This is a clear request to the Member States of the UN, including the EU, which have to present new climate protection plans by autumn.

The challenges of climate protection

The Paris Agreement, which represents the first global, legally binding climate protection agreement, pursues the goal of limiting the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 ° C compared to pre -industrial values. It also strives to focus the efforts to 1.5 ° C. However, the latter requires that global emissions will reach their climax as soon as possible. In the second half of this century, a balance between the output and the reduction of greenhouse gases must be made in order to achieve the goals set.

Nevertheless, the situation looks critical. National reduction contributions and climate protection measures are evaluated as inadequate. According to Environmental Bundesamt Ambition gap from 26 to 29 billion tons CO₂ equivalents that urgently need to be closed.

The role of Germany and international cooperation

Germany has the potential to take responsibility as a leading industrial country. In order to effectively contribute to the global climate protection movement, the federal government must promise international climate finance and support national climate goals. An important step in this direction could be the collaboration with Brazil to closely link nature and climate protection on the upcoming COP30. In addition, an ambitious forest action plan is needed to counter the continued forest destruction.

It is essential that progress in the negotiations lead to concrete results. Support from multilateral initiatives and bilateral agreements is also necessary to promote international knowledge transfer and solution strategies. In particular, the G20 countries, which cause around 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, are required to increase and implement their national contributions.

The global community faces the challenge of taking effects as part of the climate negotiations and synergetic approaches to close the ambition gap. Only through cooperation and a clear political objective can the climate goals be achieved to ensure a future worth living for future generations.