The UN Secretary General has emphasized that “no country is safe” from climate disasters and that “the rich are causing the problem, but the poor are paying the highest price.”
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterreshas called for “polluters to pay” and has called for taxes on shipping, aviation and fossil fuel extraction as an innovative way to help poor countries finance the costly climate transition.
“Polluters must pay,” Guterres said keynote speech in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which is being developed in Baku (Azerbaijan).
Guterres has emphasized the urgency of making decisions: “Let’s listen to the ticking of the clock: we are counting down to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, and time is not on our side.”
In general terms, Guterres has emphasized that “no country is safe” from climate disasters and the like ‘The rich cause the problem, but the poor pay the highest price’.
Likewise, he emphasized that “doubling fossil fuels is absurd” and that “the clean energy revolution is already underway. No group, no company and no government can stop this,” he said.
From his point of view, “all countries must do their part, but the G20 must take the lead,” as “they are the largest emitters, with greater capacities and responsibilities.”
Source: EITB
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