Climate Reparations

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate ReparationsSpending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bnThe US has risked alienating developing countries hit hardest by the climate crisis, after Congress delivered just a fraction of the money promised by Joe Biden to help poore...

Carbon Brief
View In: Climate ReparationsGlobal carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be roughly halved by 2030 to get the world... The post Guest post: ‘Fair’ climate-finance flows should be at least $250bn per year appeared first on Carbon Brief.

In These Times
View In: Climate ReparationsNative and Black communities suffering the most from coastal damage need reparations for past abuse while we fight for systemic change.

Counter Punch
View In: Climate ReparationsTo keep the planet from overheating, there’s just so much more carbon that humans can pump into the atmosphere. From the onset of the Industrial Revolution until today, humanity has used up approximately 83 percent of its “carbon budget”—the amount of carbon the atmosphere can absorb and not exceed th...

scheerpost.com
View In: Climate ReparationsUnlike the northern powers largely responsible for the greenhouse gases that created this growing set of disasters, as Stan and Priti Gulati Cox explain, the countries of the Global South can’t afford to pay for what’s happening to them. The post Who Will Pay for an Overheating Earth appeared first o...

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Climate ReparationsRicher countries haven't met their $100 billion promise to help poorer countries move beyond fossil fuels. Where's the money going to come from?

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate ReparationsFormer archbishop of Canterbury says richest nations and individuals must take lead on ‘loss and damage’Rich countries and wealthy individuals must urgently consider how to come up with the cash needed to help poor countries afflicted by climate disaster, the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan William...

Project Censored
View In: Climate ReparationsIn a November 2021 article for The Conversation, Sonja Klinsky outlined how and why poorer regions are disproportionately affected by climate change. Wealthier nations, such as the United States, Canada,… The post #11 Wealthy Nations Continue to Drive Climate Change with Devastating Impacts on Poore...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate ReparationsFor too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored• Gordon Brown is the WHO ambassador for global health financingOn Sunday, loud cheers from Sharm el-Sheikh greeted the announcement of a new initiative – the global loss and damage fund – to right historical wrongs b...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate ReparationsChange in stance puts spotlight on US and China, which have both objected to fundCop27 live – latest news updatesA breakthrough looked possible in the deadlocked global climate talks on Friday as the European Union made a dramatic intervention to agree to key developing world demands on financial hel...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Climate ReparationsThe Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countriesThe Guardian view on Cop27: this is no time for apathy or complacencyDozens of media organisations from around the world have published a join...

The Daily Poster
View In: Climate ReparationsAs COP27 officials grapple with how to address climate-related “loss and damage,” wealthy countries dodging their financial responsibilities would do better to look to post-war Germany.

Grist
View In: Climate ReparationsA group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27 on Monday.

Yale E360
View In: Climate ReparationsAustria has joined a small but growing list of wealthy nations committing funds for loss and damages wrought by climate disasters in the developing world, pledging 50 million euros over the next four years.Read more on E360 →

Yale E360
View In: Climate ReparationsDeveloping nations have pushed demands that rich nations provide compensation for climate-caused “loss and damage” atop the agenda for next month’s climate conference in Egypt. With the U.S. and EU resisting, analysts say this key issue must be addressed if COP27 is to be a success. Read more on E36...