UN, EU express 'disappointment' over outcomes of COP27

• Published date: 20 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The UN and European Union on Sunday expressed their disappointment over the final declaration of the UN Climate Change Conference or COP27 on reducing emissions.

"Our planet is still in the emergency room. We need to drastically reduce emissions now, and this is an issue this COP did not address," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

He described the decisions made by COP27, hosted by Egypt, as "clearly not enough" to cut emissions.

Meanwhile, European Commission's Vice President, Frans Timmermans, said the outcomes of the climate change conference were not a sufficient step to move forward with reducing emissions.

"It does not bring enough added efforts for major emitters to increase and accelerate...