Despite the current difficult geopolitical environment, Switzerland is optimistic about the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. Switzerland's environmental ambassador Felix Wertli sees this as an important signal of international cooperation. "The fact that so many countries are working together despite all the difficulties is a success," Wertli told the Keystone-SDA news agency. Ten years ago, the global community agreed on the Paris Climate Agreement. From November 10, representatives of almost 200 countries will once again negotiate the implementation and formulation of this agreement in Belém, Brazil. At this 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), Switzerland is campaigning for all countries to submit ambitious new reduction targets. According to Wertli, this also applies in particular to countries with high CO2 emissions. In the Paris Climate Agreement, almost all countries in the world committed to limiting global warming to well below two degrees, but preferably to ...
