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    Minister James leads SVG delegation to COP 26 Climate Summit

    The sustainable development minister cautioned that if action is not taken now, Small Island Development States like St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will become unrecognisable due to the severe impact of climate change.
    November 3, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Over the next two weeks, from November 1-12, world leaders, negotiators and international
    institutions will converge in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26 th United Nations
    Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) with the hope of
    agreeing on a comprehensive plan being drawn up to avert a global climate
    crisis.


    In what is being billed as the most important climate meeting since the
    Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change agreed among
    world leaders at the UN Climate Conference in 2015, this year’s conference
    aims to hold countries accountable to their commitment of substantially
    reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and to provide financing to
    developing countries to mitigate climate change.


    Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture,
    Hon. Carlos James, who holds the portfolio for climate change related
    matters, leaves the State on Wednesday and will lead a four-member
    delegation to the climate conference as part of St. Vincent and the
    Grenadines’ efforts to strengthen the position of the Alliance of Small Island
    States (AOSIS).

    The climate summit, according to Minister James, represents an important
    call to action to hold developed countries accountable as the main
    contributors of greenhouse gas emissions.
    Following a strong and positive opening of the conference during the plenary
    session attended by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders. AOSIS
    negotiators and ministers are now preparing for an intense round of
    negotiations in an all-out effort to avert a climate crisis.


    To reverse this pending geophysical crisis, Minister James said, will require
    reducing current global emissions in half by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050
    while demanding greater financial support for Small Island Developing
    States (SIDS) in strengthening their resilience to climate impacts through
    the implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures.


    Minister James said the catastrophic effects brought on by climate change is
    a global emergency that goes beyond national borders and requires
    international cooperation and coordinated solutions at all levels.


    He noted that the 20 largest economies of the world, which make up the G20
    countries, are responsible for emitting nearly 80 percent of global carbon
    emissions while their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are well
    below what is required to ensure global temperatures remain below 1.5
    degrees.


    “Despite being responsible for only 0.2 percent of global carbon emissions
    Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and territories are on the frontline in
    terms of exposure to compounded risks and steadily deteriorating
    circumstances resulting from the impact of climate change,” Minister James
    said.


    The sustainable development minister cautioned that if action is not taken
    now, Small Island Development States like St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
    will become unrecognisable due to the severe impact of climate change.

    He noted that the scale of climate finance required to tackle these
    challenges presents a permanent strain on the economies of small States.
    “A warmer planet will pose significant threats to Small Island Developing
    States… it means more frequent natural disasters, severe droughts,
    shortage of food and irreversible damage to our eco-systems, all of which
    threatens our very existence due to our vulnerability,” Minister James said.
    The other members of delegation are Nyasha Hamilton, Environmental
    Resource Analyst, Edmund R. Jackson, Climate Change Advisor and
    Janeel Drayton, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of St. Vincent and the
    Grenadines to the United Nations.

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