Brussels: Europe and the Arabs

The European Commission said in Brussels on Tuesday that during the Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, the Commission secured an ambitious negotiating mandate for the upcoming COP27 climate conference in November in Sharm El Sheikh and the COP15 biodiversity conference in December.
According to the Commission's statement, the European Union will push for increased action at the global level to address the interrelated climate and biodiversity crises, and will work with like-minded partners to ensure a successful outcome at both international conferences.
 Urgent action at both conferences is essential to achieving the Paris Agreement and keeping the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach.
 At COP 27, the EU will act on more ambition and climate action, including by adopting the Mitigation Action Program and working to end inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, phase out coal, reduce methane emissions, and align targets with the 1.5°C target. Climate change adaptation, loss and damage and climate finance will also be the focus of the European Union.
Commission Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said: “The climate and biodiversity crises are inextricably linked, and we cannot tackle one without addressing the other. Setting goals is not enough: we need to move from ambition to action. So the Commission will continue to push for ambition to be achieved. significant in local legislation such as Fit for 55 and nature restoration, as well as in our engagement with other parties around the world.”
At COP15, the European Union aims to play a leading role in raising global ambition on biodiversity. One of the main goals will be to protect 30% of the land and 30% of the oceans by 2030, especially those areas of value to biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginius Sinkevichos, said: "Our health and well-being, our climate and our economy - they all depend on nature. We can no longer waste time losing biodiversity. We have to act now and I am pleased that ministers from across the European Union have united and agreed to A shared vision for our future and the future of the planet I will champion this ambition in Montreal and work with partners from all over the world to make it a shared aspiration