What did Gen Z and the activists shaping the world of tomorrow have to say about efforts to respond to the climate crisis, and did any tangible initiatives come to fruition in Egypt? Well, they got a chance to table the ‘Global Youth Statement’. It said, “At this critical juncture, COP27 must demonstrate tangible progress in delivering on the pledges and promises made in Paris and Glasgow. First, COP27 must finally accomplish the goal on adaptation finance and commit to a dedicated finance facility for Loss & Damage, in order to enable most affected people and areas and climate-vulnerable countries, to cope with and recover from, the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change.” They went on to state, COP27 must embrace justice in the transformations ahead towards a climate-resilient future, advancing the inter-linked and inter-dependent climate and development goals in the post-pandemic context. Third, despite - or precisely because of - the deteriorating geopolitical environment, the COP27 must facilitate international cooperation and dialogue to collectively address the borderless, transnational climate crisis. Now this is a whole topic on its own, which shines a spotlight on the hypocrisy of world leaders’ macro humanitarian agreements, verses national political agendas.
Produced By Dale Elliott
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