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Climate meet in Brazil is taking place as govts and corporations are retreating from mitigation pledges. This would be disastrous and create a poorer & dangerous world. Developing nations must act for their own sake
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, is taking place against the backdrop of a major pushback against climate action. US has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement.
EU has diluted its 2040 climate target. Some of the world’s largest banks – JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley – have walked away from their net-zero alliances. Even Bill Gates, a champion of climate innovation, now argues that the world should prioritise health and development over climate goals – ignoring that prosperity and public health depend on a stable climate.
But let us ask a simple question: Is the world really doing so much on climate that we need a pause? A decade after the signing of the Paris Agreement, it’s time for a reality check.
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