Laurent Fabius: “The psychological aspect of a COP is very important”
MAINTENANCE – The former prime minister discusses the progress of COP 26.
On December 12, 2015, the president of COP21, Laurent Fabius, sealed the Paris agreement with a green hammer. The President of the Constitutional Council went to Glasgow at the end of the week to take stock of the progress of the international climate conference.
LE FIGARO. – How do you see the start of this COP26?
Laurent FABIUS. – The Paris conference is the benchmark. Now we have to move forward in action, and from this point of view there have been a number of announcements in recent days which include fundamental and positive elements, others to verify. I find the atmosphere more optimistic than a few weeks ago. It’s positive. Each COP is different, but the psychological aspect is always very important.
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