Climate negotiations must face reality and rebuild credibility

The text highlights the tension in international climate talks regarding the responsibility of high-income countries (HICs) to fund climate actions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It warns that without a resourced 'rescue plan' addressing mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage, climate negotiations will continue to fail, potentially leading to increased global emissions and deteriorating quality of life.

• Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face more severe climate challenges despite contributing minimally to the problem, leading to increasing anger over a lack of financing options that do not increase their debt.
• To prevent the failure and fragmentation of international negotiations, high-income countries must urgently resource and scale a 'rescue plan for people and the planet' covering mitigation, adaptation, and losses and damages.
• The absence of an international cooperation mechanism threatens to delay climate and development action, reduce global quality of life, and encourage development paths that increase emissions.

APA

Jasper, D. (2023). Climate negotiations must face reality and rebuild credibility. Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/insights/climate-negotiations-must-face-reality-and-rebuild-credibility

Chicago

Jasper, Daniel. Climate negotiations must face reality and rebuild credibility. Project Drawdown, 2023. https://drawdown.org/insights/climate-negotiations-must-face-reality-and-rebuild-credibility.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jasper |first1=Daniel |title=Climate negotiations must face reality and rebuild credibility |publisher=Project Drawdown |date=25 July 2023 |url=https://drawdown.org/insights/climate-negotiations-must-face-reality-and-rebuild-credibility |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jasper2023climate, author = {Jasper, Daniel}, title = {{Climate negotiations must face reality and rebuild credibility}}, publisher = {Project Drawdown}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://drawdown.org/insights/climate-negotiations-must-face-reality-and-rebuild-credibility}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }