In Baku, the support of vulnerable countries against climate change was finally agreed with 300 billion dollars. But these are not enough. Harsh criticism from the German side
Can at Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan that it was agreed to extend, after marathon negotiations, the support of the most vulnerable countries on the planet in the face of the climate crisis with 300 billion dollars, but many countries consider this amount “crumbs” and “insult”. “I was hoping for a more optimistic outcome of the Conference,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, but “it is at least a base on which we can build.”
With a long post on platform X, the German sub. Foreign from the Greens, Analena Burbokwho participated in the COP29 Conference, also criticized the powerful countries, which put up barriers and are the ones who own the lion’s share of fossil fuels, but also pollutants.
“The agreement we reached because of the resistance of a few is not enough. Those who came here to block progress and climate justice, but also to weaken the UN system, have failed.” And he adds: “We will not accept that the most vulnerable countries are left alone in the face of the climate crisis (…) And yes, the 300 billion dollars is a start.
“Agreement out of necessity” say German NGOs
However, severe criticism also comes from Greenpeace Germany, with its head Martin Kaiser to speak of a “shameful gap” between “promised support for the most vulnerable countries and their urgent needs”. Sabine Meininger, from the humanitarian organization “Brot für die Welt”, also speaks for a “consensus minimum”, simply to prevent the failure of the Conference, stressing that the final result does not at all meet the needs of vulnerable states. “Looking at the COP but also the re-election of Trump, it would now be easy to abandon the international climate fight. But observing the international situation, one must say, especially now, that it is necessary not to give up”, says Louisa Neubauer, a well-known activist from the Fridays for Future movement.
Speaking to DW, Xu Li Suo, director of the China Climate Hub from the Asian Social Policy Institute, says: “the art of negotiation is to find the right compromise, which one does not actively reject.” As he said: “we are never going to come to an amount that they will wholeheartedly agree to.”
According to a ZDF report, Germany he put pressure on Baku and addressed calls to the rich Gulf countries, but also to China to sign a wider support to the weak countries, which did not happen.
Source :Skai
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