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COP26 president Alok Sharma recently visited Vietnam and Indonesia as part of the UK’s work to progress commitments made in the Glasgow Climate Pact at COP26. These visits continue the work of the UK COP Presidency to press for updated climate commitments from all countries ahead of COP27 in Egypt, aligned with the goal of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees.
In Vietnam, Sharma met Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha – Vietnam’s Chief Negotiator for climate change, and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, and Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.
Sharma welcomed the ambitious commitments made by Prime Minister Chinh at COP26, including a 2050 net zero commitment and endorsing the ‘Coal to clean power transition’ statement. He underlined the UK’s determination to work with Vietnam to achieve its commitments and to put forward a 2030 climate action plan that aligns with the 1.5-degree goal, the government of UK said in a media release.
COP26 president Alok Sharma recently visited Vietnam and Indonesia as part of the UK’s work to progress commitments made in the Glasgow Climate Pact at COP26. These visits continue the work of the UK COP Presidency to press for updated climate commitments from all countries ahead of COP27 in Egypt, aligned with the goal of limiting global temperature rise.
The COP president also acknowledged the scale of the task to deliver the public investment needed for Vietnam to transition to clean energy, and the finance needed to provide dedicated support to Vietnam to support its ambitious climate commitments. This includes the potential for support through the ‘Clean Green Initiative’, which aims to help developing countries take advantage of green technology and grow their economies sustainably.
In a meeting with members of civil society, Sharma explored the opportunities and challenges for their organisations and Vietnam in responding to climate change and emphasised that active engagement with these organisations was key to the success of COP26 and will be vital in delivering the commitments of the Glasgow Climate Pact.
He also hosted a roundtable with representatives from international companies to discuss the vast potential of renewable energy in the country.
In Indonesia, Sharma met the coordinating Ministers of Maritime Affairs and Investment, and Economic Affairs, and the Ministers for Finance, and Energy and Mineral Resources, thanking each for Indonesia’s strong presence at COP26. He welcomed the Indonesian government making climate action a key priority for their G20 Presidency and pledged the UK’s support in encouraging all G20 countries to keep to the commitments made in the Glasgow Climate Pact.
This follows fresh UK announcements made at COP26 working with Indonesia and the wider region on nature and biodiversity, climate resilience, renewable technologies, and UK funded green investments to support clean infrastructure projects.
With huge renewable energy resources that could power all the country’s electricity needs more than five times over, Sharma also said that Indonesia can become a regional and global leader in low carbon energy technologies and innovation, creating new industries and jobs.
He also visited the seawall in Jakarta to speak to flood experts and communities on efforts to increase the city’s resilience to land subsidence.
Sharma said: “The Glasgow Climate Pact is making its mark in Southeast Asia. Vietnam and Indonesia are set on a net zero future. COP26 was a fragile win and in 2022 we need countries like Vietnam and Indonesia to honour their commitments and revisit their 2030 emissions reduction targets this year.”
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