Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen believes that far too little action is being taken to protect the climate. In his speech at the world climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, he complained that there was “too much blah blah” and announced an additional €220 million for the fight against climate change by 2026. The Ministry of Climate Protection provides the money.
“We countries in the Global North are to a large extentthe CO2 emissions responsible,” admitted the red-white-red head of state. “Large parts of the Global South are being hit particularly hard by the effects the affected by the climate crisis. These countries rightly insist on financial support for adaptation measures and climate-related losses and damage. Austria will take this responsibility.”
The increase in climate finance would “do our bit to prevent our rainforests from disappearing, our seas are full of life again, people in the South can better protect themselves against flood disasters and not the resulting damage with be left alone,” continues Van der Bellen.
money is not everything
At the same time, the 78-year-old warned not to limit himself only to financing issues: “Because one thing is clear: we cannot buy ourselves out of the climate crisis. Money alone does not make our air cleaner, money alone does not stop global warming and it doesn’t stop the glaciers from melting.” Austria has set itself the target of being carbon neutral by 2040, recallstheFederal President, many states have similar goals. These must now be quickly substantiated with concrete actions.
Of the shortly before the COP27 (Abbreviation for the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties, note) published report of the UN environmental program UNEP, according to which the earth with the the The CO2 savings deployed at the last World Climate Conference in Glasgow will warm by 2.4 to 2.6 degrees by the end of the century. van the To call clear: “There is still far too much blah blah blah and far too little action on climate protection.”
Van der Bellen understands criticism of climate conferences
Against this background, the head of state also showed understanding for the criticism of the world climate conferences. For example, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is staying away from the event in protest against the host country and the treatment of civil society. Austria will at least make its contribution van the To call. “We are greatly expanding renewable energy. Step by step we are putting an end to heating with coal, oil and gas. We invest record amounts in public transport. It is well. But we have to get even better.”
Source: Krone
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