Requirements for a Successful COP 26: Commitment, Responsibilities, Trust

Abstract: On 1 November 2021, 197 countries will gather for the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This summit should have taken place in 2020 already but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agenda for this year's event foresees, among other issues, the conclusion of negotiations on implementation rules for the Paris Agreement and the setting of more ambitious targets by the parties in their renewed nationally determined contributions. Non-governmental organisations and countries from the Global South expect higher emission-reduction targets and greater financial contributions from developed countries. In turn, developed states expect emerging powers to contribute more as well. A strong mismatch between expectations and outcomes could inflict a serious setback on the climate change regime. Countries were obliged to hand in updated emission targets by the end of 2020, but only 114 had actually done so

Object Details

• Alternative title: Anforderungen für eine erfolgreiche COP 26: Verpflichtung, Verantwortung, Vertrauen
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 12 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: GIGA Focus Global ; Bd. 7

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2021
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Hamburg
• (who): German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
• (when): 2021
• Creator: Prys, Miriam ; Klenke, Jan
• Contributor: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-75501-2
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:40 AM CEST