from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 19 Nov 10:55
https://lemmy.world/post/39013486
Small island states and major economies are urging a fair fossil-fuel phase-out as climate negotiations enter a critical juncture. Climate-friendly trade and improved climate finance are among the main flashpoints.
Ministers from around the world crowded the podium at the UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, united in calling for a rapid and equitable phase-out of the fossil fuels largely responsible for driving climate change.
Flanked by representatives from countries including Germany, Colombia, the UK and Kenya, Tina Stege, the Marshall Islands’ climate envoy, evoked the spirit of Mutirao — a Portuguese word of Indigenous origin meaning ‘collective effort’ — in calling for a “roadmap” to transition away from oil, coal and gas.
Colombia is leading the charge of around 80 countries backing the inclusion of such a roadmap in a final COP agreement this year, according to negotiators. It advances a commitment first made at COP28 in Dubai, but with greenhouse gas emissions at a record high and warming accelerating, some fear the talks between nearly 200 nations lack urgency.
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