The Caucasus - a beautiful land of mountains, glaciers, and rivers -- has already lost 40 percent of its glaciers. During the last two decades alone, the speed of glacier loss in the eastern Georgia has exceeded projections from the end of the twentieth century. We fully share the alarm presented by the UN Secretary-General's latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that declared a "code red for humanity," – Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at the UN Climate Change Summit.

According to the PM, greater ambition and effort is needed if we are to meet the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement and avert a global disaster.

“On behalf of the people of Georgia and our COP26 Delegation, it is a great privilege for me to address this historic gathering.

Allow me to express my sincere appreciation to the United Kingdom for its dedication to bring us together and make the COP26 a reality in light of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excellencies, we all know that our living environment is changing.

The Caucasus - a beautiful land of mountains, glaciers, and rivers -- has already lost 40 percent of its glaciers. During the last two decades alone, the speed of glacier loss in the eastern Georgia has exceeded projections from the end of the twentieth century.

We fully share the alarm presented by the UN Secretary-General's latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that declared a "code red for humanity."

The report makes crystal clear that the combined commitments of each nation in the Nationally Determined Contributions are insufficient to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases below dangerous levels, and that greater ambition and effort is needed if we are to meet the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement and avert a global disaster”, the PM said.

source: IPN