"The presidency of #COP30 proposes the revision of financial rules and the #taxation of fortunes, jets and specific goods - such as military or luxury items - as ways to reach the goal of US$ 1.3 trillion (R$ 7 trillion) per year for #climatefinancing.
The proposals are in one of the most anticipated documents of the event, the #Roadmap to gather the needed resources for the climate area. The text was prepared together with Azerbaijan, which commanded COP29."
Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise | Pacific islands | The Guardian…
The Pacific island nation of #Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, the country’s president, David Adeang, announced on Tuesday, opening a contentious “golden passport” scheme as #climatefinancing runs dry... #climatechange #sealevelrise #pacificocean
The Pacific island nation of #Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, the country’s president, David Adeang, announced on Tuesday, opening a contentious “golden passport”…
🎤 Peter Renner, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation Development and Climate Alliance, shares key insights directly from #COP29 in Baku. In this short update, he discusses critical developments in #climatefinance and the role of the voluntary carbon market (#VCM) in driving private sector contributions to global climate goals.
🎥 Watch the video for his reflections on the conference's outcomes and the road ahead.
Here is the latest edition of my newsletter, Green Disability titled, "Why Wealthy Countries Owe The Global South US$5trillion a Year In Climate Finance"
#GreenDisability #SDGs #Nature #Poverty #ClimateFinancing #ClimateChange #Disability #Cinema #HumanRights #Technology #WeAreBillionStrong
ungFrom rising sea levels engulfing coastal communities to extreme weather events such as cyclones and droughts causing widespread destruction, the frequency and intensity of climate catastrophes are skyrocketing, causing devastating economic and social impacts. But climate change is disproportionat
#UNClimateChange secretariat told Reuters it is up to the countries themselves to decide whether to impose uniform standards.
Although a coal plant, a hotel, chocolate stores, a movie and an airport expansion don't seem like efforts to combat global warming, nothing prevented the #governments that funded them from reporting them as such to the #UnitedNations and counting them toward their giving total.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6861666
#TotalFarce #ClimateFinancing #NoAccountability #Corrupt #Useless
Industrialized nations have pledged $100 billion US per year to help poorer nations cut emissions and adapt to climate change. But what does that 'climate finance' pay for? Among other things, a coal plant, gelato shops, and hotel and airport expansions, Reuters and Big Local News have found.
RT @ASteiner: Delighted to join @childp_child @EU_ENV, Irene Heemskerk @ecb & Kurt Vandenberghe @EUClimateAction at #EUGreenDealEEA. Highlighted the centrality of #climatefinancing, co-investing to accelerate convergence in a future decarbonised global economy. https://t.co/1Zy5ux49o5
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1638503038108221441
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