The Minister of Environmental Protection, Irena Vujovic, talked today with the Regional Ambassador of the United Kingdom for COP26, David Moran. The Minister also talked with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Serbia, Shan McLeod.
They discussed the goals, significance and priorities of the upcoming UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26), which will be held in early November in Glasgow. The Minister stated that increasing the climate ambition and adapting to the changed climate conditions is high on the list of priorities of the Government of Serbia, the Ministry announced.
“We have made great efforts to adopt the Law on Climate Change in March this year, which is the basis for establishing a system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to changed climatic conditions. We are rapidly working on drafting supporting documents, and we have formed the National Climate Change Council, in the work of which representatives of line ministries, the profession and the civil sector participate,” Vujovic said.
She explained that the basic bylaw that is currently being drafted is the Low Carbon Development Strategy, which will be adopted long before the scheduled deadline, and pointed out that the Program for Adaptation to Changed Climate Conditions is planned, with a deadline of 2023.
The Minister added that COP26 is an opportunity for Serbia to express its commitment to global climate efforts.
“Our goal is to increase ambitions and contribute to better integration of climate change into sectoral policies, which we will show through the adoption and submission of a revised Nationally Determined Contribution, with an increased climate ambition of at least 33.3 percent reduction in GHG emissions by 2030,” Vujovic pointed out.
She added that, in cooperation with the UN Development Program and other partners, projects are being implemented that are the basis for positioning Serbia as a leader in the region in the field of environmental protection and climate change, B92 reports.
