Key climate justice discussions go down to the wire at COP27, by DearOtherPeople cdnpoli (unlocked)
statement that Canada will not accept any loss and damage deal that would make Canadian taxpayers liable for climate-related damages, and warned that framing the conversation in terms of liability would not be the most effective way for vulnerable countries to secure funding from developed countries.loss and damage negotiations
Bronwen Tucker from Oil Change International says Canada needs to keep its Glasgow commitments in order to maintain momentum toward an eventual winding down of public funding for fossil fuels.Bronwen Tucker, public finance co-lead for the advocacy group Oil Change International, toldher organization has been tracking the progress of Canada and other signatories on last year’s Glasgow Pledge, which she described as “one of the bright spots” of last year’s conference in Scotland.
After attending the climate conference in person in previous years, Tucker followed COP27 remotely from Toronto, supporting colleagues who made the trip to Egypt.The Alliance of Small Island States on Nov. 16 saying it and other developing countries were “gravely concerned” with the lack of movement on funding arrangements for loss and damage.
Pérez also pointed out that things would be changing in the following days, as discussions and plenary sessions extended beyond the initial Nov. 18 end date for the conference. Tucker said the cost of living crisis and Russia’s war in Ukraine have created a very different energy narrative for 2022, which explains why European countries such as Italy and Germany are “dragging their feet” on any retreat from natural gas. But, for Canada, she said the main issue is that the government is looking to “fudge the distinction” between international and domestic fossil fuel funding.
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