Scot at COP29 says 'hours left to save planet' and prevent catastrophic climate talks 'flop'
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scot at the COP29 negotiations in Baku has warned there are just hours left to save the planet - and save the crucial UN climate summit from being a disastrous “flop”.
Ben Wilson, of Scottish Catholic aid charity SCIAF, suggested the eco talks could collapse if a vital deal on climate finance for poorer nations isn’t secured.It comes as a draft text from the climate conference was slammed for simply putting placeholder “X” where the agreed cash sum should be.
And it follows a difficult first ten days at the summit in Azerbaijan marked by wrangling over cash and overshadowed by Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential race.The G77+China group, which represents developing countries, wants £1trillion by 2030 from rich “Global North” nations - including the UK - to tackle the devastating effects of climate change and aid the energy transition.
But there’s a row over whether wealthy countries like China and Saudi Arabia - rich in fossil fuels but still classed as “developing” - should contribute to climate finances.The Saudi delegation and its allies have also been accused of trying to torpedo efforts to keep a global commitment to “transition away” from oil and gas in the final texts.
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