Kuwait City: Germany called on world nations on Tuesday to uphold the "historic" outcomes of the November 2024 Paris Climate Summit and build upon them to ensure the success of the upcoming COP30 summit in Brazil this November. This announcement came as Berlin hosted the Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) that began today, with delegations from 40 countries gathering at Germany's Foreign Ministry to coordinate positions ahead of the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil.
According to Kuwait News Agency, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock emphasized that last year's breakthrough agreement in Paris marked a turning point in tackling climate change and stressed the need to maintain the goal of limiting global warming to an average of 1.5°C. She warned, "Anyone who dismisses climate action in these turbulent times as being expensive, onerous, or superfluous cannot count. For if we do not act now, we will subsequently have much higher costs to deal with."
Meanwhile, COP30 President-Designate Andre Correa do Lago highlighted the significance of the PCD, calling it a "vital political forum to advance the global climate agenda," and noted that this year's discussion would lay the groundwork for COP30, supporting the commitment to the 1.5°C target.
The two-day conference aims to foster international cooperation and accelerate the transition to climate-friendly economics. The PCD was launched in 2010, bringing together selected states on an annual basis to prepare the ground for successful negotiations at the COP climate change conferences.