{"id":15026,"date":"2019-12-19T09:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T17:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climateworks.org\/?post_type=blog-posts&p=15026"},"modified":"2020-11-13T16:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:39:36","slug":"cop25-leaves-a-lot-of-work-left-to-do","status":"publish","type":"blog-posts","link":"https:\/\/www.climateworks.org\/blog\/cop25-leaves-a-lot-of-work-left-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"COP25 leaves a lot of work left to do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid to demand climate action.<\/p><\/div>\n

COP25 in Madrid was both impressive and underwhelming. It was remarkable that Spain and the city of Madrid managed to put it together so quickly \u2014 the venue looked like a normal COP, with pavilions and side events all in place as usual. Excellent public transportation made it easy to get around, and the city rose to the occasion, even staging a climate march with hundreds of thousands of participants.<\/p>\n

Less encouraging were the process and outcome of the negotiations, which ran deep into overtime in an effort to salvage an acceptable text. <\/span>Negotiations on carbon markets, Article 6, failed to reach agreement, and clear signals on ambition were few and far between. <\/span>The two \u201cChile Madrid Time for Action\u201d decisions (from <\/span>the COP<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>the CMA<\/span><\/a>) fall far short of the urgent commitments the thousands of people on the street are calling for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The results paradoxically mean there\u2019s both even more emphasis on COP26, and a continuing need to ensure public pressure, while not overemphasizing the role COPs can play in combating the climate crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

ClimateWorks at COP25<\/h2>\n

ClimateWorks and its partners took advantage of the COP to present several activities and to convene project meetings, with significant outcomes:<\/span><\/p>\n