Raila Joins Ruto in Egypt for COP27 as a member of the African Union
3 min readRaila Joins Ruto in Egypt for UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in his capacity as a member of the African Union.
ODM leader Raila Odinga on Monday morning left the country to attend the United Nations’ 27th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The former prime minister is scheduled to address the summit in his capacity as the high representative of the African Union, according to his ODM party.
“Raila Odinga on Monday morning left for Egypt to attend this year’s United Nations’ 27th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change.
“He was invited to address the meeting in his capacity as the AU High Rep. for Infrastructure Development in Africa,” read the statement in part.
StateHoise Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, who accompanied Ruto to the climate conference revealed that the president will make his address between 4:45 and 4:55 pm.
President Ruto is also expected to hold bilateral talks with world leaders.
The head of state left the country for Egypt on Sunday.
His delegation includes Cabinet Secretaries Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs), Davis Chirchir (Energy) and Council of Governors chairperson Anne Waiguri.
120 world leaders as well as 30,000 people are expected to attend the two-week summit in Egypt.
World leaders will speak on Monday and Tuesday, and once they depart, conference delegates will continue with the negotiations.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 aim at ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Discussions at COP27 begin near the end of a year that has seen devastating floods and unprecedented heat waves, severe droughts and formidable storms, all unequivocal signs of the unfolding climate emergency.
At the same time, millions of people throughout the world are confronting the impacts of simultaneous crises in energy, food, water and cost of living, aggravated by severe geopolitical conflicts and tensions. In this adverse context, some countries have begun to stall or reverse climate policies and doubled down on fossil fuel use.
COP27 is also taking place against the backdrop of inadequate ambition to curb greenhouse gas emissions. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, CO2 emissions need to be cut 45% by 2030, compared to 2010 levels to meet the central Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.
This is crucial to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, including more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves and rainfall.
A report published by UN Climate Change ahead of COP27 shows that whilst countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward, efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
Since COP26 in Glasgow, only 29 out of 194 countries came forward with tightened national plans.
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