There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows.
Wednesday, 10/11-2021, was another day of new announcements, statements and coalition-building, this time focused on the transport sector, which is responsible for approximately one quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC).
The sector’s emissions have more than doubled since 1970, with around 80 per cent of the increase caused by road vehicles.
The United Nations environmental agency UNEP calculates that the world’s transport sector is almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels.
But this will take a long time to change, as today sea cargo has no alternatives .
But will this change in the coming decades ??
“At COP26, over 100 national governments, cities, states and major businesses signed the Glasgow Declaration on Zero-Emission Cars and Vans to end the sale of internal combustion engines by 2035 in leading markets in 2040 worldwide. At least 13 nations also committed to end the sale of fossil fuel powered heavy duty vehicles by 2040.” ( UN.)