BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell addressed the G20 leaders at COP29, TurkicWorld reports.
According to information, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell said this at the Parliamentary Meeting organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Azerbaijani Parliament within COP29.
The event is attended by Vice President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union from Azerbaijan, MP Sevil Mikayilova.
He emphasized the importance of taking urgent and more effective measures to resolve the global crisis caused by climate change.
"The G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro next week is an opportunity for an important message. The climate crisis must become a major daily concern for the world's largest economies. Otherwise, this crisis will have a profound economic and social impact on all countries," Simon Stiell said.
The UN official noted that negotiations on a new climate finance target at COP29 in Baku are continuing.
"At COP, everyone understands the scale of responsibility. The work is going on day and night," he noted.
Emphasizing that the G20 has an important role to play in the fight against climate change, Simon Steele called on leaders for even more grants and concessional finance, accelerated reforms of diversified development banks, and debt relief. He noted that vulnerable countries cannot take bolder action on climate change without getting rid of their debt burdens.
"In these volatile times, international cooperation is humanity's only chance to survive global warming. G20 leaders must send a clear message that there is no other option but to act together," Simon Steele added.
The G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro will be held on November 18-19.
The Parliamentary Meeting started its work in Baku within COP29 under the joint organization of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Azerbaijani Parliament.
The two-day event is attended by 92 delegations from 66 countries and international organizations, up to 330 participants, and 167 MPs headed by 12 speakers and vice-speakers.
Sessions at the Parliamentary Meeting will discuss the real impacts of climate change, the parliament's role in making climate commitments a reality and raising mitigation ambition and implementing nationally determined contributions, unpacking the global climate finance architecture and mobilizing resources, and streamlining access to climate finance, enhancing resilience in the face of climate change and scaling up adaptation and strengthening local empowerment. The final document will be adopted.
The event will also include several bilateral meetings.
