At COP26, Merkel advocates better pricing for carbon dioxide emissions

In her last speech at the COP as chancellor, German Angela Merkel said that government actions alone will not be enough in the fight against climate change. She advocated better prices for carbon dioxide emissions.

Merkel spoke this Monday (1st) at the opening of COP26, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change. Before it, US President Joe Biden said the conference must be the start of a decade of ambition.

“What we need is a comprehensive transformation in the way we live, work and do business. And that’s why I want to make a clear appeal here for the price of carbon emissions. From CO2″ emissions. said Merkel.

“With this pricing, which we already have in the European Union, which is being introduced in China and which needs to be developed with many other [nações] around the world, we can promote our industry, our economy, find the best and most efficient paths to climate neutrality,” said Merkel.

According to the chancellor, based on this definition, it will be possible to organize a society free from these gas emissions.

“It’s about changing our economy, working, and that’s a comprehensive transformation, and then we’ll know how best to organize CO2-free mobility, CO2-free industry and CO2-free processes in our life,” she added. .

Merkel also urged leaders to be more ambitious during ongoing talks at COP26.

“In the decade of action, in the decade we live in now, to be more ambitious nationally, but to find global instruments that not only use tax money but are also economically reasonable, and for me that happens through CO2 pricing” .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the day for speeches today. He compared the climate crisis to a “time bomb” that needs to be defused and demanded concrete actions from world leaders.

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Reference: CNN Brasil

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