Today, Wednesday, at the United Nations, the President of the Republic highlighted the measures adopted in Portugal to combat the disease Climate change He left a message of confidence in the ability of political leaders to act.
“We can and will take care of our only planet, the future of younger generations,” he said in a speech at the Climate Ambition Summit in New York. “We will be accountable to our people. We will not disappoint them.” The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called this summit to once again highlight the urgency of action on this issue.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who spoke in English for about three minutes, called for “more ambition and credibility in terms of climate action.”
In the presence of the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordero, the Head of State noted, among other measures, that “Portugal has decided to advance the emission reduction date by five years, to 2045, Carbon neutrality Total” which will “double investment in science and technology applied to the seas.”
“We are financing many vulnerable countries. We started with a pilot agreement with Cape Verde to convert state debt into a climate and environment fund. We will replicate it with other African and Asian countries that belong to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).” “, highlighted.
The President of the Republic said that humanity is “going against the clock” and that “a lot of time” has already been lost to stop and reduce the effects of climate change.
He added: “But we are sure that before 2030 and before 2050, we can take care of our only planet, that is, the future of the younger generations, and we will take care of that. We will be accountable to our residents. We will not disappoint them.” .
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stated that Portugal neither produces nor produces electricity from coal Nuclear Energy We will “expect within four years, until 2026, 80% of renewable energy sources in electricity production and in 2030 100% of renewable energy sources.”
“By 2030 we will reduce our emissions by 55% [de gases com efeito de estufa]”, continued the head of state.
Regarding the measures adopted in Portugal regarding the sea, he highlighted the decision to “classify it as”. Protected areas 30% of its sea” and the development of the “Atlantic Observatory for climate“.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in the United States on Sunday evening, where he will remain until Friday. He spoke on Tuesday at the general debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly and called on world leaders to move from promises to action in reforming this organization, especially its Security Council and global financial institutions.
