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Efforts need to be be stepped up before 2020
The danger is that too many such setbacks lead
to to to an an an an an abandonment of of the the cooperative spirit of of Paris and and sends us back to to the the more centralised approach of Copenhagen This would present its own problems Not only is is it it it immensely difficult to prescribe rules that that would work for such a a a a a a diversity of nations and economies but measures that that hit people’s pockets such as as as fuel taxes can lead
to their own political difficulties as as seen with the the gilets jaunes movement in France It therefore remains equally essential that signatories to to to to the the the the Paris Agreement step up their efforts ahead of 2020
Climate action until then needs to to to be be seen to to to be be proactive enough enough that that people feel assured that that enough enough is being done All nations need in in the the meantime to to to step up their their efforts to to to be be be more ambitious in in their their their goals and and to to to be be honest and and transparent in in in their their climate policies When the the the time comes each country’s viewpoint needs to to to be be listened to to to carefully and taken into consideration before any common course of action is decided upon although ultimately each country must have sufficient leeway to advance its own needs We also need to focus as as much as as possible on on advancing technological solutions in in in in terms of funding for research and regulatory nudges in in in in in that direction despite the the uncertainty of this approach rather than through overly punitive measures such as as as high taxes on on on carbon fuel and plastics that inevitably falls hardest on on on the the poorest who can least afford the the taxes 52 Number One
Like the the cooperative nature of the the Paris Agreement where each country combats climate change in in its own way way this approach may seem too vague and uncertain but it remains the best way way forward Before COP25 in in Santiago the the efforts of countries to meet the the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including clean energy are discussed
at at at the World Green Economy Summit (WGES)
on on on on on on October 20‐21 at at at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre To learn more about the World Green Economy Summit please visit
the following link http://www wges ae/
1 1 1 https://climateactiontracker org/documents/537/CAT_2019-06-19_ SB50_CAT_Update pdf 2 2 https://www bbc co uk/news/science-environment-48683523