As world leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland for this year’s United Nations climate change conference, Canadian climate groups say more policies must be put in place to curb the use of coal and pivot to renewable energy.
stating that recent announcements by dozens of countries to aim for net-zero emissions by 2050 could limit a global temperature rise to 2.2 C, a figure that still does not hit the 1.5 C target.
There’s been conversation about countries not actively participating in COP26, such as Russia and China, but still leading in greenhouse gas emissions. But both Smith and Samson point to China’s commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, and the indication that Russia will commit to a similar target.
Nathan Gillett, a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, points to the importance of phasing out coal to reach global targets.
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