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Deficient ambition at COP26 – Mary Robinson.
Uaillmhian easnamhach ag COP26 – Mary Robinson.
Former President Mary Robinson says COP26’s countries’ ambition was lacking and therefore everyone under 60 is likely to survive in a world that is less habitable than there are extreme weather events, and people under 30 are likely to survive in that world.
Deir an t-Iar-Uachtarán Mary Robinson go raibh uaillmhian na dtíortha ag COP26 easnamhach agus dá bhrí sin gur dócha go mairfidh gach duine faoi 60 i ndomhain nach bhfuil chomh ináitrithe agus a bhfuil ócáidí adhaimsire ann, agus gur cinnte go mairfidh daoine faoi 30 sa domhain sin.
More than 200 countries have reached an agreement on tackling climate change following two weeks of negotiations in Glasgow.
Tháinig thar ar 200 tír ar shocrú le dul i ngleic leis an athru aeráide tar éis idirbheartaíocht a mhair coicís i nGlaschú.
But scientists and environmentalists say more is needed than the policies in the arrangement to avoid dangerous temperature rises.
Ach deir eolaithe agus lucht timpeallachta go dteastaíonn níos mó ná na beartais sa socrú chun arduithe teocha contúirteacha a sheachaint.
They also accused rich countries of not providing the necessary funding for those countries at risk from drought, rising seas, fires and storms.
Chuir siad i leith thíortha saibhre freisin nach bhfuil siad ag cur an maoiniú riachtanach ar fáil do na tíortha sin atá i gcontúirt ón triomach, ó ardú na bhfarraigí, tinte agus stoirmeacha.
Mary Robinson said that the leaders of the small island countries had probably left COP 26 in despair because they were barely kept alive.
Dúirt Mary Robinson gur dóichí gur faoi éadóchas a d’fhág ceannairí na dtíortha beaga oileánacha COP 26 mar gur ar éigean atá siad á gcoinneáil beo.
The former president is chairman of The Elders and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Tá an t-iar-Uachtarán ina cathaoirleach ar The Elders agus ina iar-Ard-Choimisinéir Chearta Daonna ag na Náisiúin Aontaithe.
She also said that the United States, Australia, China, Mexico, Mexico and Brazil have not increased their emissions with the highest emissions.
Dúirt sí freisin nár mhéadaigh na tiortha is airde astaíochtaí a mian i leith na n-astaíochtaí a ísiliú – na Stáit Aontaithe, An Astráil, an tSín, Meicseiceoeacó agus an Breasaíl, agus go raibh mian easnamhach freisin ó thoobh airgeadais de.
But Mary Robinson also said that progress had been made in the pledges made in a number of sectors: financial assistance to poor countries, lowering methane emissions, reducing coal use, ending deforestation and reducing oil and gas consumption.
Ach dúirt Mary Robinson freisin go ndearnadh dul chun cinn sna geallúíntí a rinneadh i roinnt earnálacha: na cúnamh airgeadais do thíortha bochta, astaíochtaí meatáin a ísliú, úsáid an ghuail a bhrú síos, deireadh leis an dífhoraisiú agus úsáid ola agus gáis a laghdú.
It was significant, she said, that the text first referred to the phasing out of the use of fossil fuels.
Bhí sé suntasach, a dúirt sí, go raibh tagairt sa téacs den chéad uair deireadh a chur le húsáid bhreoslaí iontaise de réir a chéile.
But governments need to invest in the ‘green movement’ and make jobs in the green sector affordable.
Ach caithfidh rialtaisí infheistíocht a dhéanamh sa ‘ghluaiseacht chuig an nglas’ agus le postanna san earnáíl ghlas a dhéanamh inacmhainne.