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I think probably developing countries would say that’s too low,
said Robinson
It’s finance, and it’s absolutely vital, and it’s the responsibility of the developed world,
she told the Guardian in an interviewWhile less than what developing countries are asking for, a solid commitment of $500bn in highly concessional public finance – not in grant-equivalent terms, as the draft text suggests – could be the ‘landing zone’ we need to finalise the negotiations,
she saidThe trust is very fragile at the moment. There’s an anger, because the impacts of climate are much worse in the developing world,
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Every year we make the long journey to COP because it is where we are able to advocate for the 1.5 world that keeps my people above water,
said Tina Stege, climate envoy for the Marshall Islands
Cop29 was supposed to be the finance COP. Rich countries had one job to do: lay out how much finance they are going to provide, but there’s no actual numbers in the latest text,
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The last thing negotiators want is something that slides in at the last minute with a brand-new number that hasn’t had the chance to be properly socialised,
Christopher Wright, climate strategy advisor at Ember, told The IndependentIf the UK government wants to be a leader on climate action, they now have little more than 24 hours to prove it. They must urgently push for a global finance goal of over £1 trillion in public finance to be largely provided in grants,
Chiara Liguori, Oxfam GB’s senior climate justice policy advisor saidI have rarely seen a plenary room so sharply divided with just 36 hours remaining until the close of a climate summit,
Andreas Sieber, associate director of policy and campaigns at 350.org, told The IndependentWe must focus not only on the vast sums required—trillions, as acknowledged—but on ensuring these funds are provided as grants, not loans, to shield nations most impacted by climate change from further financial burdens,
he said
We need a major push to get discussions over the finishing line,
said Guterres, noting “substantive differences” between rich and poor nations, the former group baulking at demands to provide a substantial slice of the $1.3 trillion the developing world says it needs to fight climate change
Could I please … urge you to step up the leadership?”
EU Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra said in pointed remarksThe time for political games is over,
said Cedric Schuster, the Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of nations at threat from rising seasWe would like to correct the balance. It is completely tilted,
Pakistan delegate Romina Khurshid Alam said
For us in the Pacific, this is critical for us,
Ainuu saidI don’t think you can go on and on and on without clarifying the key aspects of the negotiation.”
Even United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saidThe current text offers no progress” on efforts to cut the world’s emissions of heat-trapping gases
said Germany delegation chief Jennifer MorganThe COP29 Presidency’s door is always open, and we welcome any bridging proposals that the parties wish to present,
the Presidency said in a statementFor God’s sakes, what’s the next stop? Mars? Do we need to go to outer space to get a quantitative number from our developed countries to be able to start negotiating here?”
Gomez listed placesThere is a real risk of falling short,
said Tore Sandvik, Norway’s minister of climate and environment