COP27 host: Countries make pledges in public, then take adversarial approach in negotiations

The Egyptian host of the COP27 summit has accused governments of various countries of of making positive public statements but denying them privately during negotiations. Egyptian diplomat Wael Abdoulmagd, the in charge of the summit said, “Political statements and pledges are made in front of the cameras, but in the negotiating rooms it’s back to the adversarial approach. These [publicly positive positions] will not be of value until translated into the negotiating rooms, and that has not been the case so far.”

Abdoulmagd further said that the difference between what is said and what is done cannot continue, and the spirit of compromise needs to be shown.

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Several formal talks between several leaders have already taken place in Sharm el-Sheikh.

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As per reports, nearly 120 heads will gather together to determine the talks over the two weeks of talks.

Being the first COP to be held in Africa in six years, the summit will also be focusing on major steps to reduce carbon emissions andrich, developedcountries providing financial aid to developing nations struggling with the effects of climate change.

The UK PM Rishi Sunak recently confirmed that he will be attending the summit, while adding that it is important to focus on climate change.

US President Joe Biden is expected to arrive for the summit on the third day only as midterm elections are scheduled in his country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are also not likely to attend but delegations from their countries will be participating.

In an interview with Guardian, the host said that the developing nations were promised $100 billion annually starting in 2020 to assist in reducing emissions and coping with extreme weather. However, he said that the required amount is in trillions and the amount decided will not be enough to cover the loss.

(With inputs from agencies)

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