Climate change: MEPs discuss roadmap to Paris conference

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Steps to be taken on the way to the next UN climate conference (COP 21) in Paris in December 2015, will be discussed by MEPs, the Council and the Commission early on Wednesday evening. The road might be steep, as the most difficult questions, in particular climate mitigation, adaptation and finance, have been left open since the previous conference, last December in Lima.

The European Parliament’s ambition for the Paris conference is to reach a global climate agreement in Paris by 30 November to 11 December 2015 to keep the world on track for a sub-2°C climate warming scenario. In Lima, MEPs reiterated the pledge by the EU and its member states to step up contributions to the UN Green Climate Fund, so as to mobilise US$ 100 billion per year by 2020.

The new global agreement would replace the Kyoto Protocol i.

You can watch the plenary debate via EP Live, and EbS+.

REF. : 20150126IPR15004