
トルコで開催中のCOP31で首脳級会合が開幕。気候変動対策の強化が焦点となる中、主要国の首脳欠席が相次ぎ、国際協調の停滞が懸念されている。グテレス事務総長は化石燃料生産の拡大停止を強く訴えた。
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パリ協定は産業革命前比で気温上昇を1.5度に抑える目標を掲げている。しかし、現状の対策では今世紀中に2.8度上昇するとの試算がある。
【アンタルヤ時事】トルコで開催中の国連気候変動枠組み条約第31回締約国会議(COP31)で11日、2日間の日程で首脳級会合が始まった。世界中で異常気象が頻発する中、気候変動対策の強化が焦点だ。英国のバーナム首相らが参加する一方、高市早苗首相をはじめ主要国は欠席が相次ぎ、国際協調に向けた足並みの乱れが目立つ。
地球温暖化対策の国際枠組み「パリ協定」では、産業革命前に比べて世界の気温上昇を1.5度に抑える目標を掲げる。数年以内の超過が確実視される中、目標を堅持し、具体策の実施や資金の確保によって対策を加速することが求められる。
国連のグテレス事務総長は開会式で、「1.5度の超過を一時的な逸脱にとどめ、恒久的なものとしないためには、われわれのリーダーシップが不可欠だ」と強調。その上で、先進国に対し「化石燃料の生産を拡大し続けることは許されない」と訴えた。
ただ、各国が提出した温室効果ガスの削減目標に基づく試算によると、現状の対策を完全達成しても気温上昇は今世紀中に2.8度に達する見通し。2030年までに25年比で18%削減しても、1.8度になるという。
世界2位の温室ガス排出国・米国がトランプ政権の意向でパリ協定から再離脱し、気候変動対策を主導してきた欧州も安全保障や産業競争力の強化に重点が移りつつある。そうした中、国際的な協調を維持するため、強い政治的メッセージを発信できるかが注目される。

At around 1:04 a.m. on the 8th, an M5.7 earthquake occurred with its epicenter in western Shizuoka Prefecture. A seismic intensity of 5+ was observed in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, and a total of 22 people were injured in Aichi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people to be careful about earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of 5 or above for the next week.
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The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) will open on the 9th in Antalya, Turkey. Prime Minister Takaichi will be absent from the meeting, as the focus will be on accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Turkey, the chair, has proposed a goal of raising the electrification rate to 35% by 2035, and securing funds to support developing countries will also be an issue.

On the 4th, the United Nations Environment Program released a report on climate change adaptation financing. He pointed out that there was a significant shortfall in contributions from developed countries to achieve the goal by 2035, and called for greater support.

On the 4th, strong Typhoon No. 31 moved northward over the southwest coast of the Ogasawara Islands. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it is expected to move northeast over the North Sea of the Ogasawara Islands on the afternoon of the 5th, and turn into an extratropical cyclone by the 6th. People are being urged to be on guard against heavy rain in the Kanto region and other areas.

A Finnish research institute estimates that more than 5,200 people died in the two months from August to September due to air pollution caused by forest fires in Indonesia. Approximately 57.8 million people were affected in September, calculated based on PM2.5 and population data.