COP27: World leaders reiterate need for immediate action, Engineers Australia was there. – Create – create digital

by | Nov 25, 2022 | Engineer

António Guterres, himself an engineer, stressed that there are no excuses to backslide on climate action, saying, “Cooperate or perish; failure to deliver on climate is a collective suicide pact.”
Members of Engineers Australia’s Policy team were in Egypt for the Conference – General Manager Policy Damian Ogden and Climate Lead Mark Bonner speak with create on their key take-outs and reflections on COP27. 
“The first week of COP27 delivered some positive outcomes, including the Conference of the Parties formal agreement to Engineers Australia being a UNFCCC accredited observer,” Mark Bonner says.
 “A highlight of the conference for me was my chat with Jeff Sachs, Chair of the UN Council of Engineers. He publicly stated in an IPCC session that engineers must lead on the science agenda as applied scientists and take charge of the necessary strategising and climate actions going forward.
“He invited me to have follow-up discussions with him on how we might better represent engineering under the auspices of the UN system broadly.”
Damian Ogden says Engineers Australia has engaged in numerous productive talks with government throughout the conference. 
“We’ve had meaningful exchanges on engineering-relevant issues including with the Minister for Climate and Energy, Chris Bowen, Assistant Minister Jenny McAllister and Australia’s new climate ambassador, Kristin Tilley.
“Engineers Australia looks forward to engaging further with government post-Conference in the coming months.”   
All non-state attendees at COP27 are attributed to one of nine constituencies. Engineers Australia is attributed to the Business and Industry NGOs (BINGO). 
BINGO reaffirmed its very strong commitment to helping the world achieve net zero emissions by 2050. 
 
Week One of COP27 saw world leaders and climate champions reaffirm their commitment to the UNFCCC’s multilateral and international rules-based system to address climate change. 
Alongside the UN Secretary General’s comments, world leaders made some very firm statements including:
As COP27 came to a close, UN Secretary General António Guterres stated, “From the beginning, this conference has been driven by two overriding themes: justice and ambition.
“The world is still in the emergency room – the world needs a giant leap of climate ambition.”
You can read the full report here or keep up to date live with all things COP at the EAXchange blog.

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