TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation, headed by Department of Environment chief Ali Salajegheh, will attend the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) which will be held in Egypt on November 6 to 18.

The delegation of Iran is scheduled to participate in the ministerial meeting to present a national statement and also conduct bilateral meetings with the ministers of neighboring countries and heads of international organizations on the sidelines of the meeting.

A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

A second UN Climate Change report on long-term low-emission development strategies, also released, looked at countries’ plans to transition to net-zero emissions by or around mid-century. 

The report indicated that these countries’ greenhouse gas emissions could be roughly 68% percent lower in 2050 than in 2019, if all the long-term strategies are fully implemented on time.

The report notes, however, that many net-zero targets remain uncertain and postpone into the future critical action that needs to take place now. Ambitious climate action before 2030 is urgently needed to achieve the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.

COP 27 is the moment where global leaders can regain momentum on climate change, make the necessary pivot from negotiations to implementation and get moving on the massive transformation that must take place throughout all sectors of society to address the climate emergency.

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