PM presents issues to UN

PRIME Minister James Marape plans to promote issues on behalf of the country and the Pacific at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop26) in the United Kingdom in November.
He said this when addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday (Saturday morning PNG time).
Marape urged countries to commit to the energy targets, deal with land use, advocate for the preservation of biodiversity and be more bold in climate financing commitments.
“These issues are important to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands Forum countries,” he said.
“We will be seeking support and advocate for developed and industrialised countries to back our domestic and regional efforts towards adaptation and mitigation through global funding assistance.”
Marape urged the international community to meet the Paris Agreement obligations and submit individual nationally determined contributions (NDC) without delay.
“Papua New Guinea was among the first countries to submit our NDC in 2020, outlining our goal to be carbon neutral by 2050,” he said.

“We want to see major carbon emitters in industrialised nations to be genuine and committed in their actions to fund climate change mitigation and adaptations. A failure in that regard is a denial of that responsibility,” he said.
Marape said the US$100 billion (about K347.49 billion) annual commitment by developed countries to developing nations on climate financing must be considered different from the official development assistance.
“As a natural gas and oil exporter, Papua New Guinea is working towards ensuring our carbon footprint is minimised by implementing our Sustainable Development Goal 13 Roadmap 2020-2030 on climate change launched last year,” he said