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Cop26: Global Leaders Meet For "Last Chance" Climate Conference

It's being described as "the most important climate summits ever". Cop26 takes places this week and...


Cop26: Global Leaders Meet For...

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Cop26: Global Leaders Meet For "Last Chance" Climate Conference


It's being described as "the most important climate summits ever".

Cop26 takes places this week and over a hundred global leaders will be in attendance at the UN event in Glasgow.

 

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The Taoiseach will address the conference tomorrow to outline Ireland's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

It's hoped a deal can be reached to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent the earth from over-heating.

But Environment Minister Eamon Ryan doesn't want panic decisions to be made.

"We want to come out of Glasgow with is an accelerated sense of momentum."

The Green Party leader said he doesn't want to see a repeat of what happened at Cop15, which took place Copenhagen in 2009.

Minister Ryan says many left that event with a real sense of failure.

Trocaire Calls On Wealthier Nations To Do More

Meanwhile, Trocaire are calling on rich countries to honour their previous commitments.

Siobhán Curran from the charity says there's been no update on how poorer countries will receive the $100 billion promised previously by wealthier nations.

The money was pledged to help disadvantaged countries cope with climate change.

 

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"It's important they set out a road map of how they plan on meeting their climate commitments and also increase climate financing [to poorer countries]," she said.



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