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‘Wake up call’: Radical changes needed to meet Paris Agreement goals, UN warns
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Ambassador Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, said that for small islands facing an enormous crisis, the Global Stocktake “delivers another devastating blow”.
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Read MoreClimate change: Which countries will foot the bill?
August 3, 2023“All countries that are able, must contribute to global climate finance,” said Ambassador Pa’olelei Luteru, who chairs the Alliance of Small Island States.
The bigger issue, Luteru said, is which of the poor and most vulnerable countries will be in line to receive it.
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August 3, 2023Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, which includes countries suffering some of the worst effects of global heating including Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji and the Maldives, said countries must heed the best available science that points to the need to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050.
“We are seeing unprecedented climate events, with July breaking global temperature records. Our world is rapidly approaching the 1.5C warming threshold, which will result in catastrophic consequences for small island developing states.
“As we grapple with a climate crisis we did not cause, our developing islands are depending on the stewardship of the bigger countries to steer our world away from the worst impacts of climate change.”
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