温暖化対策「十分でない」　さらなる努力、各国に要請―首脳級会合終了でＣＯＰ２６議長

　【グラスゴー時事】英北部グラスゴーで開かれている国連気候変動枠組み条約第２６回締約国会議（ＣＯＰ２６）は２日、前日から続いた首脳級会合の日程を終了した。首脳らは演説で、温室効果ガス削減など各国の方針を説明。閉幕に当たってシャーマ議長は「よい発表を聞いた」と評価しながらも、「私たちは十分でないと分かっている」と指摘し、各国にさらなる努力を求めた。
　１０月３１日に始まったＣＯＰ２６の会期は今月１２日まで。首脳級会合後は、事務レベルや閣僚級の会合が行われ、産業革命前からの気温上昇を１．５度以内に抑える目標の実現に向けた議論が続く。（2021/11/03-08:43）

A two-day leaders' meeting under a key U.N. climate conference ended Tuesday, with participants displaying their countries' measures against global warming, one of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
   Alok Sharma, president of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP26, being held in Glasgow, Scotland, said that he heard good announcements at the COP26 summit. Still, he urged participants to step up efforts in the fight against climate change, noting that measures announced so far are not sufficient.
   COP26, which kicked off Sunday, is slated to last until Nov. 12. Following the leaders' meeting, working-level and ministerial sessions will be held for discussions on how to curb the average global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less from the preindustrial levels, a goal set under the 2015 Paris Agreement, an international framework for combatting global warming.
   Participants at the COP26 summit included U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, while Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were absent. China is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
   Advanced and emerging countries were sharply at odds over the target year for achieving net zero emissions. Advanced nations called for attaining carbon neutrality by 2050, but countries such as China and India argued for meeting the goal later.