President Janus Ader said at the 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in the Scottish capital that Glasgow is not only about raising ambitions, but also about restoring credibility, taking action and seeing visible results as soon as possible.
In his address the head of state stated that dramatic sentences warning of the critical nature of the situation had been uttered before, and “it is difficult to convince voters that we have always been 24 hours a day, constantly, for 26 hours.”
He noted that it is difficult to speak of a successful consultation if the situation – in this case, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – continues to deteriorate. However, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased in the past 25 years and, unfortunately, since the conclusion of the Paris Climate Protection Agreement, Janos Ader added.
“The results of science and the signs of nature are clear, we must act,” the head of state said in his speech in Glasgow.
He stated that, as was said by everyone on Monday working day at COP26 in Glasgow, it was necessary to raise ambitions, and rightly so. At the same time, Janos Ader asked the question, what does this mean, and what should be its content?
According to the President of the Republic, first of all, an honest account of the results of each country is needed, and
There is a need for action rather than PR stunts.
Second, it is also essential that the large emitters, which are responsible for eighty percent of pollutant emissions, reach agreement on the pace of reduction as quickly as possible, Janos Ader emphasized.
The head of state also referred to the weekend summit of the 19 largest advanced and emerging economies and the Group of Twenty formed by the European Union in Rome at the weekend, noting that no decision had been taken to ban the construction of new coal – power plants ignited and no agreement was reached. No date of any kind.
However, the President of the Republic said: “I find that the commitment to a score of 1.5 is often included in various international documents as we move away from this goal.”
Janos Ader referred to the international climate protection goal, according to which the extent of global warming should be limited to 1.5 degrees.
Returning to the core issues of raising ambitions, the head of state called for the need for those countries where per capita emissions significantly exceed the global average to play a greater role in financing increased ambitions.
According to János Áder, in addition to reducing emissions, attention should be paid at least to adaptation.
She said:
Hungary is responsible for only 0.13 percent of global emissions,
At the same time, it pledges to be climate-neutral by 2050. He added that a law has been issued in this regard and its implementation has begun.
However, the president said, “By 2030 for sure, but hopefully by 2026 maybe, we will phase out coal-fired power generation.”
He also said Hungary will increase the capacity of its solar power plant from 3,000 megawatts to be built by the end of the year to 6,500 megawatts by 2030, and will use electric buses only for urban public transport from 2030, constantly change its fleet and implement major afforestation. a program.
“Within a month, we will be organizing a sustainability fair and a global meeting in Budapest to not only talk about the importance of raising our ambitions, but also to present the solutions, innovations and technologies needed to achieve the common goal,” Janos concluded. Áder in Glasgow.
Opening photo: MTI / Illyés Tibor
