The executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Steele, sent a message to the leaders who will participate in the G20 summit to be held in Brazil at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku.
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Noting that he expects clear signs that fighting the climate is one of the most important priorities for the world’s largest economies, Steele noted that the G20 was created to solve problems that no country can face alone and, in this sense, the world The climate crisis should be the number one agenda at the G20 Summit.
The UNFCCC executive secretary said the effects of climate change have already disrupted the economies of all G20 countries, disrupting supply chains and raising food prices and inflation.
Steele noted that increasing global climate finance would bring benefits such as stronger growth, more jobs, less pollution and safer, more affordable energy.
“Negotiators in Baku are working day and night on a new climate finance target. There is still a long way to go, but everyone is acutely aware of the risks halfway through the COP. The G20 summit must send clear global signals. In addition to our negotiation process, ensuring progress on climate financing. Equally important is the role of the G20 in this “They must make clear that cooperation remains the best opportunity that humanity has to escape global warming. There is no other way,” Steele concluded.
