COP 27 kicked off Monday, November 7, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The leaders of China and the United States, the two biggest polluters on the planet, are not present.
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China and the United States, the two biggest polluters in the world, are the big absentees from COP 27, which began Monday, November 7 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. “The two largest economies, the United States and China, have a special responsibility. They must join forces to achieve a pact. This is our only hope for success,” said Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations. , opening the ceremony.
“Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish”
“Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish. It’s either a climate solidarity pact or a collective suicide pact,” warned Antonio Guterres. Current commitments fall far short of the Paris Agreement of 2015. The goal is to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century. However, the current trajectory is estimated at 2.8°C. Another commitment not kept, financial aid to countries in the South, particularly affected by climate change. For Emmanuel Macron, solidarity with poor countries must be respected.