Oxfam reaction to COP26 draft text

Published: 10th November 2021


Responding to the draft COP26 decision text, Tracy Carty, head of Oxfam’s COP26 delegation said:

“This draft COP decision text is too weak. It fails to respond to the climate emergency being faced by millions of people now, who are living with unprecedented extreme weather and being pushed
further into poverty.  

“It fails to include clear and unambiguous commitment to increase the ambition of 2030 emission reduction targets next year to keep 1.5 degrees alive. Emissions are rising, not falling and current commitments are way off track for keeping this goal within reach.

“There are just two days left to negotiate a better deal. One that commits to increase adaptation finance to 50 per cent by 2025, takes seriously developing country demands for finance for loss and damage, and sends the strongest possible signal emission reduction targets will increase next year in line with 1.5 degrees.”
 

Contact information

Lisa Rutherford in the UK | LRutherford@oxfam.org.uk | +44 (0)7917 791 836
Annie Thériault in Peru | annie.theriault@oxfam.org | +51 936 307 990 
 
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