DUBAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Simon Steele, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention"), stressed at the final stage of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the Convention at the end of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) that zero-sum thinking will inevitably endanger global security, and all parties should accelerate action and reach a consensus as soon as possible.
Speaking at a press conference on the same day, Steele noted that the new text was on the horizon and urged all parties to accelerate action to "open a new chapter in Dubai that truly benefits people and the planet."
We can't afford to miss a minute in the critical final sprint [to the UN climate talks]," Steele said, "'I win, you lose' will lead to collective defeat, and at the end of the day, the security of the world's 8 billion people is at stake." ”
Noting that the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement to be completed at COP28 needs to help all countries get out of their predicament, Steele urged all parties to remove unnecessary barriers and reject gradualism in favor of key principles such as inclusion, representation and transparency.
With the theme of "Solidarity, Action, Implementation", this year's conference will complete the first global stocktaking of the Paris Agreement, and look forward to making progress on a number of important issues, which will receive great attention from the international community. The conference is scheduled to close on the 12th. (Participating reporters: Tai Beiping, Luo Chen, Wang Dongzhen, Yu Fuqing) (end).