COP29 was once again the scene of a group of activists this Tuesday. These activists from the Global South have rolled out a long bill asking developed countries to contribute $5 trillion to help deal with climate change.
Climate and environment ministers met in Baku to negotiate a new amount to help developing countries tackle the climate crisis.
“I think the ministers from the South must stay united and not accept a bad deal. They must stand united and not accept a bad deal that will hurt the South more than it should,” said Aishwarya Visvanathan, activist with the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development:.
Other militant actions marked the annual United Nations climate meeting, notably that of the founder of the Leave it on the ground (LINGO) initiative, Kjell Kühne, who presented himself in the costume of a dugong, a marine mammal in endangered, to call on countries to stop using and producing fossil fuels whose extraction threatened animal habitats: “So this is a symbol for the problem that exists all over the world, which is that the fossil fuel industry is intruding into these very vulnerable spaces that should be protected, but aren’t. We therefore ask countries developing their new NDCs (nationally determined contributions) to include a measure to move away from fossil fuels, i.e. not to drill and build coal mines in areas protected. “, he declared.
Vulnerable countries say they need $1.3 trillion to address damage already caused by extreme weather events and to adapt to global warming.
Rich countries are not ready to pay that much.
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