For første gang er et G20-møde resulteret i en detaljeret handlingsplan på klima- og energiområdet. En handlingsplan med en progressiv to-do-liste, der har til formål at bekæmpe klimaforandringer.
De 19 af de 20 lande i G20-sammenslutningen bakker stadig fuldt og helt op om klimaaftalen fra Paris til trods for, at USA med præsident Donald Trump i spidsen har besluttet at trække sig fra den historiske aftale.
De 19 lande har opbakning fra et utal af allierede i en lang række storbyer, regioner og virksomheder over hele verden til at arbejde videre mod en sikker og ren fremtid for alle.
Fra Climate Action Network og en lang række medlemsorganisationer lyder der utvetydige opfordringer til at implementere Paris-aftalen, sætte sig ned og gøre status i 2018 og så vende tilbage med endnu højere klimaambitioner i 2020.
Members of Climate Action Network react to the outcome from the Summit:
Sven Harmeling, Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator for CARE International:
Wendel Trio, Director, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe:
Christoph Bals, Policy Director, Germanwatch:
The G20 has passed the first part of the Trump Test on climate. 19 leaders in Hamburg stood united in their commitment to the Paris Agreement and its swift implementation. President Trump tries to undermine the Paris Agreement, but instead he has further isolated himself. His objective to sell American fossil fuels to the world received a hard reality check at the G20.
In the Communiqué, even the United States accepted a commitment to a global transition towards low-greenhouse gas emission energy systems consistent with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes SDG 7 which aims to substantially raise the share of renewables and double the improvement rate for energy efficiency by 2030. The future belongs to energy efficiency and renewable energy. The second part of the climate test will come at home. For Germany, this means agreeing on a planned phase-out of coal and a transition strategy for the transport sector.
Alex Doukas, Senior Campaigner, Oil Change International:
Sasanka Thilakasiri, Senior Policy Advisor, Oxfam:
Alden Meyer, director of strategy and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists:
Statement from Greenpeace International:
