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“#pledges by big polluters boost Paris hopes<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n BERLIN \u2014 The UN\u2019s climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world\u2019s top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions, along with US President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s pledge to take Washington back into the Paris accord, have boosted hopes of meeting the pact\u2019s ambitious goals.<\/p>\n

The agreement signed in the French capital five years ago aims to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) \u2014 ideally no more than 1.5 C (2.7 Fahrenheit) \u2014 compared to pre-industrial times by the end of the century. Experts say the world is far off track and that, with average temperatures already up by about 1 C (2 Fahrenheit), drastic action is needed in the next 30 years.<\/p>\n

But the recent announcement by China, the world\u2019s top polluter, that it will phase out emissions by 2060 and pledges by Japan and South Korea to do the same a decade earlier, have drawn cautious optimism from climate campaigners. Their hopes were further boosted by Biden\u2019s election win earlier this month and his pledge to undo President Donald Trump\u2019s withdrawal from the Paris agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese announcements are really extraordinary,\u201d Patricia Espinosa, head of the UN climate office, told The Associated Press. \u201cJust a few months ago, I don\u2019t think anybody would have really predicted that we would see these kinds of announcements at this time. And especially in the middle of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Espinosa said countries\u2019 willingness to commit to tougher emissions limits shows that curbing global warming remains a political priority \u2014 and that the target set in Paris is a possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cScience<\/a> has told us that we still have a chance to achieve it,\u201d she said. \u201cLooking at these announcements, I think that we should be also having even more hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Espinosa cautioned against complacency. \u201cI don\u2019t want to sound like it\u2019s a done deal,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are still far from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pandemic brought a sudden halt to the UN\u2019s carousel of climate meetings, disrupting complex negotiations on a wide range of environmental issues and forcing the cancellation of the global body\u2019s annual climate summit for the first time in a quarter-century.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been challenging,\u201d Espinosa said by video from her agency\u2019s headquarters in Bonn, Germany, noting how carefully forged relationships were suddenly confined to virtual conversations. \u201cIt does not substitute the in-person contacts, but it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

In some ways, however, the coronavirus crisis has proved to be an opportunity to change old habits, she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is clear that we will not go back to the normal that we had before the pandemic,\u201d Espinosa said, recalling her globe-trotting days as Mexico\u2019s top diplomat from 2006 to 2012 that sometimes included two long-distance flights a day. \u201cYou cannot continue to travel<\/a> like you used to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 62-year-old praised young people in particular for being willing to adapt, forgoing some of the planet-warming habits of older generations such as owning cars and indulging in meat-heavy diets that scientists say need to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis deep transformation is very much going to be driven by the youth,\u201d Espinosa said.<\/p>\n

Still, political leadership remains key to weaning economies off fossil fuels, especially in countries where large numbers of jobs are tied to extraction of oil, natural gas and coal, she said, adding that governments will also have to look beyond national interests when it comes to investing in low-carbon solutions.<\/p>\n

That will mean denying COVID-19 economic recovery funds to polluting industries while putting up the $100 billion each year world leaders pledged in Paris to help poor countries tackle climate change by 2020, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is absolutely indispensable that we align those recovery packages to the goals of the Paris agreement,\u201d Espinosa said. \u201cWe should not go back to the past. We cannot continue to invest in a gray future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her comments were echoed Thursday by UN Secretary-General<\/a> Antonio Guterres, who called on the European Union to ramp up its emissions target for 2030, from 40 percent cuts to at least 55 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge you to continue to lead with concrete and ambitious near-term commitments,\u201d Guterres said in a speech to the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank.<\/p>\n

The 27-nation bloc, which has also tentatively committed to reaching \u201cnet zero\u201d emissions by 2050, is in talks to earmark parts of a vast stimulus package for \u2018green recovery\u2019 projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) investment package is an opportunity to invest in measures and technologies needed to achieve climate neutrality by 2050,\u201d Guterres said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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