Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsudvalget 2022-23 (2. samling)
KEF Alm.del Bilag 30
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Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of
the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties
to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (COP27)
13 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Outcome document
We, parliamentarians gathered on the occasion of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in Sharm El-Sheikh,
Arab Republic of Egypt, hereby reaffirm our commitment to global efforts to address the severe
impacts of climate change, which poses an existential threat to our planet. The threat is not just limited
to one country or region in particular; its catastrophic repercussions transcend the natural and political
borders of our world. We recognize the devastation that has already been caused across the planet
and support scaling up climate action to protect and preserve the world’s natural resources and
biodiversity, including in the Amazon and tropical rainforests in Africa.
We recognize that environmental issues are cross-cutting and have an impact on all social and
economic policies, and that climate justice must be at the centre of the realization of all our objectives
and ambitions at the national and international level, with particular attention paid to the adaptation
needs of developing countries and people in vulnerable situations, to ensure that no one is left behind.
Our meeting was a critical opportunity to discuss the various dimensions of the climate change
phenomenon, such as the effects of climate change on sustainable development. It was also an
opportunity to follow up on the contributions of young parliamentarians to the Eighth Global
Conference of Young Parliamentarians, held on 15-16 June 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh. We also
discussed how to establish justice in addressing climate change and its impacts, in line with the
principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and the as yet unmet commitments of
developed countries to provide US$ 100 billion annually to sustainably finance climate action in
developing countries.
Furthermore, ways to promote ambitious global plans to accelerate the transition towards clean energy
and green/sustainable economies should be discussed for a sustainable future all over the world, and
shared national experiences in this regard should be reviewed. Our discussions also focused on the
fact that addressing climate change entails giving parliaments a priority role in climate action due to
their legislative and oversight tools, as well as the imperative need to scale up and coordinate global
parliamentary efforts to keep pace with the scale of this existential threat. Inaction would lead to
negative repercussions on all human, environmental and economic levels.
We acknowledge that climate action has many aspects:
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Decarbonization;
Adaptation;
Providing financial support to developing countries to enable them to face the problem of how to
adapt to all risks of climate change.
 KEF, Alm.del - 2022-23 (2. samling) - Bilag 30: Henvendelse af 20/12-22 fra IPU’s generalsekretær og IPU’s Outcome document om møde i Inter-Parlamentarisk Union den 13/11-22 i Sharm El-Sheikh ifm. COP27
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Hence, we, as parliamentarians, recommend several practical measures to confront this serious
phenomenon, as follows:
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Emphasizing that knowledge and science are the common rights of humanity, and that therefore
all scientific avenues must be made available with full transparency to confront climate change
and its effects as an existential threat.
Recalling the related UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions on human
rights and the environment, which are important for preserving the planet from the effects of
climate change.
Working, through our parliaments, to adopt laws and legislative models that support climate
change mitigation and adaptation and the transition to a green economy, and to fulfil our
commitments and obligations under the Paris Agreement.
Widening the use of tools such as green budgeting and making evidence-based decisions
recognizing the relevance of public policies to climate change efforts; emphasizing the need to
strengthen the parliamentary oversight function to ensure that governments are implementing
their commitments related to climate change; and enacting legislation to encourage investments
in renewable energy and sectors related to adaptation and its effects on sustainable
development.
Promoting the capabilities of institutions working in the field of climate-related risk analysis.
Recognizing the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and the unequal impact
of the consequences of climate change; working to enhance the support provided to developing
countries and communities in need; and addressing the climate financing gap by transforming
international commitments in this regard into an actual reality with a view to financing climate
action for both mitigation and adaptation
with additional and separate funding for loss and
damage.
Fostering global and regional cooperation to ensure well-coordinated activities in response to
climate-related challenges; and emphasizing that the US$ 100 billion per annum by 2020
pledged at the Copenhagen COP15 in 2009 should not only be fully mobilized but also
increased by at least threefold given the increased frequency and intensity of extreme climate
events.
Concretizing our parliamentary commitment to act as role models to society by making clear and
public efforts aimed at reducing our carbon footprint, including through the use of sustainable
transportation.
Strengthening multilateralism through inter-parliamentary cooperation to foster accelerated
action and increase climate ambition for a better future for all.
Reviewing the recommendations of the parliamentary meeting on the occasion of COP27 during
the next parliamentary meeting on the occasion of COP28, to be hosted by the United Arab
Emirates in 2023.
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The delegations participating in the parliamentary meeting on the occasion of COP27 would
like to extend their sincere thanks and gratitude to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Egyptian
House of Representatives for hosting this global parliamentary meeting, which comes at a time
when we all realize how important it is to mobilize global efforts at all levels to confront the
phenomenon of climate change and its negative repercussions.