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No developing country will fall for this."
Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa had called the initial proposal "a slap in the face," stating The developing countries are now saying that it is better to have no agreement than a bad one,
said the diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss closed-door talks China is a bit complex, but at the same time, we do see leadership from China,
said Harjeet Singh, global engagement director with the environmental group Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative This has become the COP of uncertainty because of that change,
The U.S. elections and many other geopolitical events have changed what [the rich countries] could have provided,
said Michai Robertson, lead finance negotiator for a coalition of island states And then, ... you have the U.S. going in and out.”
There’s a lot of waiting and seeing what the other country will do and what the other group of countries will do: ‘But if these people are not doing this, then I can’t do that,
It is the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century and through our championing of it we can help crowd in private investment
the UK's energy secretary added We will keep up the pace, working with other countries before the world meets again in Brazil for COP30
What they’ve done essentially is undermine the mandate to try to reach 1.5,
said Tamara Gilbertson, climate justice program coordinator with the Indigenous Environmental Network The $300 billion goal is not enough, but is an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future,
said World Resources Institute President Ani Dasgupta We absolutely object to the unfair means followed for adoption,
It’s a paltry sum,
India negotiator Chandni Raina said, repeatedly saying how India objected to rousing cheers The amount that is proposed to be mobilized is abysmally poor. It's a paltry sum,
said Indian delegate Chandni Raina This COP has been a disaster for the developing world,
said Mohamed Adow, the Kenyan director of Power Shift Africa, a think tank No country got everything they wanted, and we leave Baku with a mountain of work still to do. So this is no time for victory laps,
Every hour of the day, we have pulled people together. Every inch of the way, we have pushed for the highest common denominator. We have faced geopolitical headwinds and made every effort to be an honest broker for all sides.”
The presidency said in a statement If you think of a rice farmer who depends on his or her one hectare farm, rice land, ducks, chickens, vegetables, and it was inundated, there was nothing to harvest,
This [summit] has been a disaster for the developing world. It’s a betrayal of both people and planet, by wealthy countries who claim to take climate change seriously. Rich countries have promised to ‘mobilise’ some funds in the future, rather than provide them now. The cheque is in the mail. But lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries are being lost now.”
Mohamed Adow, director of the Power Shift Africa thinktank, said Despite major headwinds, negotiators in Baku eked out a deal that at least triples climate finance flowing to developing countries [from a previous longstanding goal of $100bn a year]. The $300bn goal is not enough, but is an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future. The agreement recognises how critical it is for vulnerable countries to have better access to finance that does not burden them with unsustainable debt.”
Ani Dasgupta, chief executive of the US-based World Resources Institute thinktank, said
