Find here all of our live # COP26
12:26 : Hello FI! What are the big failures of Glasgow?
12:23 : 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. At 1.5 ° C, however, this is not the case. 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 “in below 2 ° C ‘”and if possible close to 1.5.
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 live.
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 the Drôme, files a complaint against EDF which he accuses of carrying out “a policy of concealment” incidents, franceinfo learned from its lawyers, confirming information from the World.
will stop cutting 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 is changing too quickly.
(JESSICA KOMGUEN / FRANCEINFO)
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 restaurant owner from the Var has to deal with repeated floods.
(JESSICA KOMGUEN / FRANCEINFO)
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 make a living from this single activity.
(JESSICA KOMGUEN / FRANCEINFO)
11:26 : Harvests that 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 collected the 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 : To try 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 cargo ships.
(MAURIC / NEOLINE)
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, to denounce 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 for her part the glaciologist Heidi Sevestre, who has just discussed the losses of alpine glaciers with the Swiss president.
(CAMILLE ADAOUST / FRANCEINFO)
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 have met them.
(CAMILLE ADAOUST / FRANCEINFO)