Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides expressed doubts about meeting climate goals within the set timeframe, citing major challenges. “I do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set. It’s greatly challenging—without having made progress on key issues related to competitiveness,” he said, according to Ekathimerini.
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are currently gathered in Baku, where a core aim is to agree on new financial targets to support developing nations in adapting to climate change. However, Christodoulides mentioned he wasn’t optimistic about reaching a global consensus on moving forward, saying: “To be perfectly honest, nothing I heard allows us to be particularly optimistic on the targets toward green transition.”
The conference in Azerbaijan comes as world leaders attempt to balance climate commitments with economic challenges, but Christodoulides’ comments emphasize the complexity and difficulty of making significant progress in the near term.
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