UNITED NATIONS: UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said Monday it is “obscene” that little island state, which are on the top line of climate change, should pay for the fossil fuel company’s selfishness and competition between big markets.
At the opening of the fourth Small Island Developing States ( SIDS ) summit in Antigua and Barbuda, Guterres stated,” Your unique geography exposes you to climate chaos, rising sea levels, and land degradation.”
” Climate change is an existential issue for the entire human community, but SIDS are on the front lines”, he told the meeting of 39 states, whose populations number approximately 65 million people.
Danger are not wealthy enough to stop climate change on their own, but they are incredibly susceptible to it. Although many people object to the slow progress made in fulfilling past UN aid pledges, one of the summit’s biggest goals is increased climate finance.
” We don’t take the removal of any country or culture under the rising ripples,” Guterres said.
” The idea that an entire island condition may be collateral damage for profit by the fossil fuel industry, or competition between big economies, is basically obscene”, he added.
According to Guterres, the UN supports SIDS ‘ efforts to “halt and alleviate the terrible effects of the climate crisis,” protect the ocean, biodiversity, and build resilient markets.
He urged SIDS governments to commit and work toward these objectives, but he argued that they” cannot do this solely.”
The global community has a duty to support you when you are led by the nations with the greatest role and capacity to deal with your issues, Guterres said.
“SIDS are a test case for climate fairness and economic justice”, he added.
The UN sea court ruled in favor of nine small island state that had filed a lawsuit to increase security of the world’s waters from a catastrophic climate change next week.
The nations that brought the case referred to the judge decision as “historic,” and authorities said it could have an impact on how far upcoming climate litigation involving greenhouse gas emissions will go.
