Patrick HarvieIt's that wearying time of year when we try to take heart from small positives from another #COP, despite longstanding failures.
We do need a global platform for #climate action.
But it moves at the pace of the slowest, not the pace the science demands.
There's a new fund for loss & damage.
But the fund is empty, while the countries responsible keep creating more loss & damage by refusing to end #fossilfuel.
With each year's failure, the task gets harder.
https://greens.scot/news/cop-27-one-step-forward-on-loss-and-damage-two-steps-back-on-oil-and-gas
COP 27 - One step forward on Loss and Damage, two steps back on oil and gas
The COP 27 conference has been yet another failure, according to the Scottish Greens. This comes as the summit closed with representatives negotiating an agreement that does not go anywhere near far enough to keep the world safe. The Scottish Greens climate spokesperson, Mark Ruskell MSP, said: "This is far too little and far too late. There has been one step forward on loss and damages but two steps back on oil and gas.