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EnvirMin: Reaching emissions reduction target for 2030 requires a deep chance in the Romanian society
Reaching the emissions reduction target for 2030 requires a deep chance in the Romanian society, in terms of the economic behaviour and model, and we are going to initiate this change as soon as we get back home, by convoking the National Committee for Climate Change, the Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Costel Alexe, said in the official opening of the works of the UN Climate Change Conference - COP25.
According to a press release of the Ministry, the 25th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change kicked off in the presence of 50 heads of state and government and representatives of the main international bodies. COP25 wants to start a new stage in climate action, being organised under the aegis of the Presidency of the Republic of Chile with the logistic support of the Kingdom of Spain, over December 2-13, 2019.
At the COP25 there will be discussed at least two major files: carbon market and non-market-based approaches (Article 6 of the Paris Agreement), as well as adjustments to climate change.
The main message of COP25 is that all the states of the world must collectively make efforts to increase ambitions in taking concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adjust to the effects of climate change.
"It is very important to state here that we are making all efforts in this respect at European level. We are here to finalize the package of rules for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. With this, we will enter a completely new era, that of implementation, when we are going to really make things happen," said the Minister of Environment, Water and Forests.
The European Parliament in end-November adopted an emergency resolution on climate change and the environment, while the Committee for Environment insisted all through November that the European Union should commit, at the COP25 Conference, to reach the zero carbon dioxide target by 2050, while also increasing its ambitions regarding the reduction of greenhouse emissions by 2030.
"Romania reached its reduction targets for 2020, while the targets for 2030 represent not only a challenge, but also an opportunity for an intelligent development of the national economy. We will work together with our colleagues in the government to identify the best solutions for each sector of our economy. We will involve all the actors, all the relevant public institutions, the business environment, the financial-banking environment, the academic environment and the civil society, in making all efforts that we all should be making," underscored Alexe.
The Minister also showed that his first priority after taking over as Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests is represented by the forests, which are one of the most important carbon reservoirs still existing in Romania. Moreover, he said he is determinate to put into practice such climate actions that have the highest potential in growing the national economy, while ensuring environment integrity and protecting citizens exposed to climate risks.