The climate agreement won’t help us? These countries openly attack the UN
The COP29 global climate summit in Baku has just ended. Richer countries have pledged to increase their financial commitments to combat climate change. We’re talking about $300 billion a year. Some countries, however, believe that such actions come too late and far too little.
More text below the video
The climate summit caused a lot of controversy
European Union countries as well as the UK, USA and Australia have agreed to pay USD 300 billion to combat the effects of climate change. This is much less than expected by developing countries, which demanded as much as USD 1.3 trillion for this purpose.. This is the amount that climate experts believe would prevent further human-caused climate catastrophes.
These funds are intended to help poorer countries, among others: could move away from fossil fuels and start or accelerate the energy transformation process, and the above-mentioned countries are to collect them by 2035.
The meeting on climate was stormy and its opening was dominated by a discussion about how US President-elect Donald Trump will avoid any support on this topic. Therefore, raising the necessary funds will be very difficult.
Representatives of developing countries did not spare harsh words. The African Group of Negotiators concluded that USD 300 billion is “too little, too late” for real changes, and India’s envoy outright said it was a “woefully low amount.”
The climate summit was extended by 33 hours and ended in disappointment. 2024 was the warmest year on record, characterized by heatwaves and extremely intense storms. Last month, six typhoons hit the Philippines, affecting millions of people.
