The COP-26 Presidency decided to postpone it to next year because the UN climate negotiations are held in at least two stages. Actually, the Conference of the Parties is traditionally preceded by an inter-sessional preparatory meeting of subsidiary bodies, in the framework of which documents are discussed for subsequent approval at the Conference of the Parties at the end of the year. Traditionally, an inter-sessional meeting takes place in Bonn (Germany), where the UNFCCC Secretariat is located. Due to the unpredictable situation associated with coronavirus, it was postponed to October 4-12 of this year. The short time gap between the preparatory and final meetings does not allow the Conference of the Parties to be held in Glasgow next year. It will be held next year in the same city, but the dates have not yet been determined.
As the President of COP-26, British Minister of Business Affairs and Chairman of the Conference, Alok Sharma, said: “The world is currently facing an unprecedented global challenge and countries are rightly focusing their efforts on saving lives and fighting COVID-19. That is why we have decided to reschedule COP26. We will continue working tirelessly with our partners to deliver the ambition needed to tackle the climate crisis and I look forward to agreeing on a new date for the conference.”
In the morning (April 9, 9:00) in the world officially registered 1,497,999 cases of coronavirus. According to the UNFCCC Executive Secretary on Climate Change: “COVID-19 is the most urgent threat facing humanity today, but we cannot forget that climate change is the biggest threat facing humanity over the long term.”
That is why it is necessary to remember that the current epidemic of coronavirus is another reminder to humanity that the solution to global problems requires the consolidation of all available resources. And climate change still requires the unity and solidarity of all of us.
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