The ‘bombshell’ letter could or should have been written years ago. Tens of thousands of delegates per meeting was always an obvious nonsense, plus a predictable inability to have any effect on the Earth’s climate, in particular on the CO2 levels they obsess about.
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An open letter to the United Nations – with signatories including the former head of the UN climate body (UNFCCC) – says the structure of future COPs needs to change, reports Sky News.
UN climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and should only be hosted by countries who are trying to give up fossil fuels, veterans of the process have said.
An open letter to the United Nations, signed by former UN chief Ban Ki-moon, made a dramatic intervention in the 29th COP climate summit, under way in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Frustration over petrostate hosts – following last year’s summit in UAE – as well as the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, prohibitive costs, and slow progress have been mounting in recent years.
The letter acknowledges the strides COPs have made on ramping up climate policies.
“But it is now clear that the COP is no longer fit for purpose,” the authors said.
“Its current structure simply cannot deliver the change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity.”
The letter’s 22 signatories also include former Ireland President Mary Robinson and Christiana Figueres, former head of the UN climate body (UNFCCC) that runs the annual COP summits.
It called for the process to be streamlined and for countries to be held accountable for their promises.
Full report here.
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November 24, 2024 at 03:29AM
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