COP 26 AND THE UMBRELLA GROUP

The Umbrella Group is a loose coalition of non-EU developed countries which includes:

  1. Australia
  2. Belarus
  3. Canada
  4. Iceland
  5. Israel
  6. Japan
  7. Kazakhstan
  8. New Zealand
  9. Norway
  10. Russian Federation
  11. Ukraine
  12. USA

COP 26 AND LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCs)

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have become increasingly active in the climate change process, often working together to defend their particular interests, for example with regard to vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

COP 26 AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS)

COP 26 AND ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS)

COP 26 AND THE CLIMATE VULNERABLE FORUM

The Climate Vulnerable Forum is a dedicated cooperation initiative of economies systematically vulnerable to Climate Change and includes:

ALLIANCE OF FAR RIGHT PARTIES

COUNTRIES TO WATCH AT THE COP 26

Criticallly Insufficient

  1. Iran
  2. Russia
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Singapore
  5. Thailand
  6. Turkey

Highly Insufficient

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Brazil
  4. Canada
  5. China
  6. Colombia
  7. India
  8. Indonesia
  9. Kazakhstan
  10. Mexico
  11. New Zealand
  12. South Korea
  13. United Arab Emirates
  14. Ukraine
  15. Vietnam

Insufficient

PETRO STATES AT RISK UNDER LOW-CARBON WORLD

Fossil fuel-reliant countries could see a drop of 51% in government oil and gas revenues in a shift to a low-carbon world over the next two decades.

There is a fundamental shift underway as the global economy begins to decarbonize. Oil powers the economies of petro states, it also funds the vast majority of their government budgets , provides the vast majority of foreign-currency income , and helps cash-strapped governments borrow from foreign creditors by using oil (and oil revenues) as collateral.

COP 26 GLASGOW (31 OCTOBER TO 12 NOVEMBER 2021)

Presidency

Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will be the COP26 President and will preside over the COP26 negotiations.

LOBBYING AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

The countries here below use tactics to delay and obstruct meaningful and transformative action on climate change

Oil Producers

Saudia Arabia: Saudi Arabia is pushing fellow oil producers to present a united front at climate talks and oppose rising calls for a reduction in fossil-fuel investment

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (13 countries)

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