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12:43 : It’s true @Yann D… With my colleagues, we wrote a little article about it. A total of 503 lobbyists from the fossil fuel sector were accredited to the COP. Often they are part of national delegations and are therefore invited by countries dragging their feet to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions due to economic interests.

12:43 : Hello, I read that at this COP26 there were more accreditations for oil and other fossil energies lobbyists than accreditations for members of international governments? If it’s true it’s really the beginning of the end ??‍♂️

12:46 : Hello @Damien and thank you for your questions. You are right: promises are binding only on those who believe in them. But countries have every interest in sticking to it. In 2023, the Paris Agreement provides for a “world inventory” which will monitor that countries are heading towards their goals. This should make it possible to demand more from countries that do not fulfill their contract. Likewise, hundreds of companies have made promises (whether in terms of emission reduction or in terms of financing) and here again, it is true that it is difficult to ensure that they are outfits.

12:39 : Good day Mrs. First of all, congratulations, you are doing a great job. The States make promises of reduction of gas, of investments. However, this is not a promise and nothing exists to force them to respect the agreements. Has a possibility ever been considered? In addition, part of the pollution comes from businesses and certain types of businesses. How many of them have made promises, presented proposals …? Finally, the last question, how much would an ecological transition cost? Do we have these means?

12:38 : Until now, France refused to commit to putting an end, by the end of 2022, to the foreign financing of fossil energy projects without carbon capture techniques. We explain to you in this article what were the reasons.

12:30 p.m. : The fight against climate change means turning the page on fossil fuels. I am announcing today at # COP26 that France is joining the agreement ending foreign funding for fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022. @ AlokSharma_RDG

12:30 p.m. : France is joining the agreement ending foreign funding for fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022, announces Barbara Pompili.

12:29 : Hello @Bim ! Difficult to answer you because the final agreement is not known. On the other hand, this COP showed that it was very difficult for small nations and developing countries, often the main victims of global warming, to be heard in the negotiations. In addition, promises in terms of funding from rich countries to help developing countries adapt and recover from climate disasters are still not enough. We can also regret few concrete announcements as to how to achieve the objectives.

12:26 : Hello FI! What are the big failures of Glasgow?

12:28 : Hello @barock. Yes, these differences are huge! The best example to illustrate this was given at the start of the COP by the Prime Minister of Barbados. If the warming reaches 2 ° C, his country will disappear under the rising waters. But not at 1.5 ° C. This limit of 1.5 ° C is favored by the IPCC experts who made a detailed report in 2018 on the need to be more ambitious than in the text of the Paris Agreement, which speaks of an objective. “below 2 ° C” and if possible close to 1.5 ° C.

12:23 : Warming by +1 degree, +1.5 degrees, or +2 degrees … Are the differences, in terms of consequences, so important?

12:26 : Hello @Jaded. These meetings are important to take stock of the commitments of the different countries and when they are insufficient (as is often the case) put pressure on them! It is also a place where scientists, NGOs, politicians, finance … so many groups that must collaborate to resolve the climate crisis meet. We have seen a lot of agreements being made on the sidelines of the COP, concerning deforestation or methane emissions, for example.

However, you are right to imply that these summits do not necessarily lead to concrete measures. We will see in the final text …

12:17 : Hello ! Is this kind of meeting still useful?

12:12 : Hello @ Cop’timist. The final declaration can now fall at any time. The summit ends at 6 p.m. tonight, but the debates are expected to drag on for a bit (it often is!). The agreement can therefore also arrive tomorrow or Sunday.

12:12 : When will the final text be published? And will there really be progress? Thank you !

12:13 : Thank you Elise and hello everyone. We start the afternoon with our environment journalist Marie-Adélaïde Scigacz, who will answer all your questions on the. You can write to her as a comment and she will take the time to answer you. Let’s go !

12:25 : We take stock of the news of the morning:

Nationals of Iraq, Syria and Yemen are prohibited, “until further notice”, “to buy tickets and board for Belarus from airports in Turkey”, announced the Turkish Aviation Authority. Follow our direct.

The participating countries are invited to limit funding “ineffective” to fossil fuels and to accelerate the exit from the use of coal “without capture system” carbon, in a new draft final decision.

An executive from the Tricastin nuclear power plant, in Drôme, files a complaint against EDF he accuses of leading “a policy of concealment” incidents, franceinfo learned from its lawyers, confirming information from the World.

will stop cutting the electricity for customers with unpaid bills, all year round and not just during the winter break. On the other hand, the power supplied will be limited to 1000 watts, which will allow “essential uses” but not to warm up.

12:03 : What are the latest negotiations? What can we learn from this climate conference? Ask your questions to our journalist Marie-Adélaïde Scigazc in the “comments” area.

11:30 : “I have been a winegrower since 1998. As peasants, we have always had to adapt to conditions, to the market, etc. But things are changing so quickly that it requires a very significant capacity for adaptation.”

This Vaucluse winegrower must adapt to a climate that changes too quickly.

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11:29 a.m. : “When we took the restaurant, we knew that it was a flood zone, but there were no such major floods, as regularly. Climate change is a big problem and we are directly affected.”

This restaurateur from the Var has to deal with repeated flooding.

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11:29 a.m. : “Today, we have very hot February, which forces us to run in the shade. Before, we had a bad winter every five to ten years, and good winters the rest of the time. it’s the opposite.”

This ski instructor from a small resort in Doubs can no longer live from this single activity.

(JESSICA KOMGUEN / FRANCEINFO)

11:26 : Harvests which require more and more work and adaptation to the vagaries of the weather, winters too mild to ensure snow cover in mid-mountain … With my colleagues Camille Adaoust and Marie-Adélaïde Scigacz, we have collected testimonials from five professionals who are already suffering the effects of global warming on a daily basis.

(JESSICA KOMGUEN / FRANCEINFO)

11:00 : For the moment, it holds. Limitation of funding “ineffective” to fossil fuels and the acceleration of the exit from coal “without capture system” of carbon still figure in the draft final decision of COP26. This formulation is however softened compared to a previous version of the text which simply called for “accelerate the exit from coal and fossil fuel financing”.

10:11 : In an attempt to decarbonize the maritime transport sector as much as possible, French companies are trying to rely on the wind and develop specific techniques, such as sailing freighters.

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09:29 : On the occasion of the closing of COP 26, our journalist Marie-Adélaïde Scigacz will answer your questions about the world climate conference at noon. Do not hesitate to ask your questions in this direct now.

09:33 : “There is really a gap between this reality, the announcement of an increase in greenhouse gases over the next ten years, and what should be done, this carbon neutrality by 2050 which should result in a reduction in emissions by 2030 of at least 45%. “

The French climatologist signed a letter, along with nearly 200 other climatologists, denouncing the lack of consideration given to the latest IPCC report. He expresses his disappointment on RFI.

08:13 : “We have little opportunity to speak directly to politicians. But it is important, science is the foundation of the negotiations”, insists on her side the glaciologist Heidi Sevestre, who has just discussed the losses of alpine glaciers with the Swiss president.

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08:11 : “In Katowice (Poland) in 2018, the science pavilion was at the back of the hangar. We were very far from everything else, the people who came to visit us had to be really motivated. behind the flag of the British Presidency “, greet Valérie Masson-Delmotte, climatologist and co-president of the IPCC.

(CAMILLE ADAOUST / FRANCEINFO)

08:10 : In Glasgow, there were more science pavilions than in previous years. Researchers are delighted with this meeting place with political decision-makers. I met them.

(CAMILLE ADAOUST / FRANCEINFO)