Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 8

4 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 To bolster the Region’s efforts regarding the global climate situation, Minister Robinson-Regis highlighted to her CARICOM colleagues, and urged them to take on board the issues and expectations of Trinidad and Tobago ambition in order to address the world’s “Climate Emergency.” Minister Robinson-Regis also stated that increased ambition to reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change are imperatives in order to achieve the goals set in the Paris Agreement. The CCCCC convened a virtual meeting of climate negotiators on July 12-13, 2021, followed by a meeting on July 14th with Ministers of CARICOM who have responsibility for climate change issues. Mr. Kumarsingh and Ms. Sindy Singh, Climate Change Specialist at the Ministry participated actively at the CARICOM Negotiators Meeting while Minister Robinson- Regis attended the Ministerial Meeting on July 14th, to underscore, on behalf of the Government of T&T, the importance of climate change and a successful outcome at COP26 for the country as well as the Region. Ms. Singh also attends negotiations on behalf of the country and currently serves as the coordinator for adaptation issues for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). At the CARICOM meeting, she led discussions on adaptation. Ms Ruenna Haynes, another Trinidad and Tobago national led discussions on the transparency framework. The aim of the CCCCC’s meeting was to have discussions at the CARICOM level on issues expected to be on the Agenda at COP26 as well as to to strategize a plan to deal key issues which are expected to be discussed at COP26, including those outstanding issues to finalise the Paris Agreement rulebook. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, there were no in-person climate conferences last year and outstanding items for the Paris Agreement rule book have languished. But further, efforts to ramp up ambition (commitments and efforts to reduce