Joe Biden praised “game-changing commitment” to cut global methane emissions by 30%

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Today’s minister said a major commitment to end deforestation by 2030 is the first “breakthrough” of Cop26, signaling a shift in tone from the UK government.

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and Jair Bolsonaro, respectively, the presidents of the United States, China and Brazil, are among those who signed the pledge today, which will apply to 85 percent of the forests on the planet, and come with £14 billion from the public. and private financing.

After several days of pessimistic warnings that Cop26’s success was a “touch and go,” the environment minister today hailed the agreement as a game-changer.

George Eustis admitted he was “apprehensive” about the chances of a deal, saying “we didn’t have it in the bag” in the days before a cop started.

Referring to Boris Johnson’s pessimism in the run-up to the summit, Mr Eustice told Sky News: “This is an important achievement, had you spoken to me five days ago, I would also have been afraid if we had come to this agreement on the forests but we have and it looks really encouraging. .This is a major breakthrough.”

“If this continues, it will bode well for Cop26 for the next two weeks,” he added.

He expected major agreements to be struck “late at night” on the last day of the conference, adding: “These talks are always complex, and there are multilateral talks going on.”

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