“At this year’s COP28, rich polluting nations – largely responsible for the climate crisis – must honour their obligation to provide climate finance for adaptation and loss and damage, so that East African countries can free up resources to support impacted communities adapt, recover and rebuild their lives,” added N’zi-Hassane.
Observers in the negotiations said Saudi Arabia and Russia were among several countries insisting that the conference in Dubai focus only on reducing climate pollution — and not on targeting the fossil fuels causing it.
With the figures of science essentially excluded from these hot air gatherings in favour of industries that see them as troubling nuisances best ignored, the prospect for local and domestic reform through informed activism becomes the only sensible approach. There are even heartening studies suggesting that climate protest can warm frigid public opinion, the only measure that really interests the vote getting politician. Unfortunate that this seems a last throw for much of humanity and the earth’s ecosystem.
Source: COP28: Where Fossil Fuel Industries Go to Gloat – » The Australian Independent Media Network
When a Fossil Fuel Nation takes over COP28 what can you expect? It’s like the Tobacco Industry taking over the QUIT campaign and declaring they are the biggest promoters of anti-smoking while promoting VAPING.
United Nations Climate Change Conference advisory board member Hilda Heine resigned on Friday, citing reports that the Emirati oil executive presiding over COP28 has been busy pushing for fossil fuel deals in the run-up to the event.
Source: COP28 Advisor Quits Over Alleged UAE Oil and Gas Deal-Making
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