UN: COP27 Aims to Reduce Dependencies on Fossil Fuels

UN Secretary-General António Guterres indicated that the World Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh (COP27) is about reducing dependencies on fossil fuels and supporting poorer countries in switching to sustainable energy sources to limit global warming to 1.5°C degrees.

According to a statement issued by the UN, the UN chief called on the world leaders who will attend the upcoming climate conference in Egypt, to take a “strong commitment from all governments” to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Guterres also highlighted some critical issues, such as climate, desertification and biopersity; the state of the oceans, and sustainable transportation, food systems, and energy.

He continued, "Our ways of life – based on producing, consuming, discarding, and polluting – have brought us to this dire state of affairs."

“But, since human activities are at the root of this planetary emergency, that means we also hold the key to the solutions. Now is the time to transform our relationship with nature and chart a new path.”