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Argentine Congressman asks to quantify the ecological debt of the great powers ahead of COP26

“A global consensus on what the transition will be like is very important, taking into account central aspects: who has the greatest economic resources, how they obtained them and what environmental deterioration they caused in their development because it seems central to us to make a comprehensive evaluation to have a fair solution, where each country takes charge of what it did ”, he added.

The meeting, which will continue tomorrow, seeks to debate and nurture the final declaration that the world’s parliamentarians will arrive at the COP26 Parliamentary Meeting in Glasgow, on November 7.

Grosso also asked to include in that text the possibility of exchanging debt for concrete actions to advance a green transition, as President Alberto Fernández had already requested at a recent international climate summit, sponsored by the US government of Joe Biden.

“The final declaration closes tomorrow and we are satisfied with the incorporation of this issue,” he explained to Télam Grosso, who stressed that he obtained the support of all the parliamentarians who participated.

“We believe that it is a contribution of the parliamentarians so that Glasgow is a summit where the words are transformed into actions. We must discuss a transition but just, in which the ecological debt of the North with the South is taken into account. There is no possibility of that the world’s poor make the same commitment as those who with their development did not think of the common home, “added the deputy.

The draft published so far by the organizers of the preparatory meeting for the COP26 Parliamentary Meeting asks all those who participate in the summit in the United Kingdom to this time “mark a turning point by adopting and implementing ambitious commitments for an ecological recovery. , inclusive and sustainable of the pandemic, which also ensures that the increase in global temperature does not exceed 1.5 ° C “.

“As legislators, we must ensure that our countries can make the most of the opportunities for an ecological recovery from Covid-19. While the pandemic has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities and inequalities, particularly for women and girls, groups marginalized and indigenous communities, has also helped reaffirm the importance of an inclusive, equitable and sustainable society, “the text continued.

And he also included a paragraph in which he links the enormous weight of the public debts of many countries and their economic difficulties to comply with a true green transition: “It is necessary to establish frameworks and mechanisms to deal efficiently, equitably and predictably with debt situations. unsustainable. We call for greater fiscal space to be granted and for debt sustainability to be guaranteed so that these states can meet their climate policy commitments. “

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