“One third of the number Pakistan is flooded. Europe’s hottest summer in 500 years. The Philippines very drunk. The whole of Cuba is in darkness. And here, in the United States, Hurricane Ian provided a brutal reminder that no country and economy can avoid the climate crisis,” he stressed.
And while “climate chaos is brewing, climate action has stalled,” he added.
Errors in maths
The top UN official stressed the importance of COP27 while warning that collective commitments by the governments of the G20 leading industrialized countries were coming “too little and too late”.
“The actions of the wealthiest developed and emerging economies simply do not add up,” he said. Objective C.
Mr. Guterres warned, “We are in a life-or-death struggle for our own safety today and our survival tomorrow.“, saying that there is no time for pointing fingers or “thumbs-up” but instead demanding “a quantum-level compromise between developed and emerging economies”.
“The world can’t wait,” he said. “Emissions are at an all-time high and growing“.
And he said that while pursuing their own “discount initiatives”, international financial institutions must overhaul their business methods to combat climate change.
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Meanwhile, as the planet burns, the war in Ukraine is putting climate action first, and dynamic climate actors in the business world continue to be stymied by “outdated regulatory frameworks, red tape.” and harmful subsidies send the wrong signal”.
Meaningful progress must be made to address loss and damage beyond the capacity of countries to adapt as well as to finance climate action.
Decisions must be made now on loss and damage because “inaction” will lead to “more loss of confidence and more climate damage,” he said, describing it. is a “moral imperative that cannot be ignored”.
Action ‘purple litmus test’
COP27 is the “number one test” of how seriously governments take the growing climate situation to the most vulnerable countries.
“Before this week’s COP can determine how to handle this important issue in Sharm el-Shaikh,” he told the media, noting that the world needs clarity from the developed world about delivering on their $100 billion pledge to support climate action in the developing countries.
Furthermore, adaptation and resilience financing should account for half of total climate finance; multilateral development banks “have to raise their game”; and emerging economies need support to support renewables and build resilience.
While Enduring Resilience and Reliability led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a good start, the major shareholders of the multilateral development bank must be the driving force for transformative change, he continued.
“On all climate fronts, the only solution is solidarity and decisive action“.
The Secretary-General affirmed that by appearing at COP27 in Sharm el-Shaikh, all countries – led by the G-20 – can demonstrate that “act on climate is indeed a top global priority”. the head it must have”.
Secretary-General António Guterres (at the podium) briefed the rapporteurs on climate change and the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) in Egypt.
Step up support for climate adaptation
Meanwhile in Kinshasa, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned environment ministers and others that the window of opportunity to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis is closing.
She stressed that more support for climate adaptation in developing countries “must be a global priority”, especially progress on adaptation finance.
Mrs. Mohammed recalled that last year COP26 in Glasgow, developed nations have promised to double their adaptation support to $40 billion a year by 2025.
The UN deputy chief of staff called for a clear roadmap on how funding will be distributed, starting this year.
She added that the $40 billion “is only a fraction of the $300 billion that will be needed annually by developing countries to adapt by 2030.”
Count every moment
Ms. Mohammed stressed that the world “is in dire need of hope”.
“We need progress… it shows that leaders fully understand the scale of the emergency we face and the value of the COP, as a space where leaders are,” she said. Leading the world together to solve problems and take responsibility.
“Every moment matters.”
The deputy superintendent says it’s time to show we’re on the right track “with an outcome that shows our shared commitment to tackling the climate crisis for the people, children here today.” present and the planet”.
