Delegations and NGOs defended the 29th Climate Summit this Friday (15) after some former United Nations leaders said the meeting was not fit for purpose.
In an open letter, published in the midst of what has so far been a turbulent summit, a group of former leaders and climate experts said the COP29 negotiations need to be reformed.
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) chief negotiator Michai Robertson said the summit is the only platform where its nations can participate in climate negotiations.
Separately, Cat Abreu, director of the International Climate Politics Hub, declared that the COP process, although “imperfect”, is the best option available.
“It is clear that change is possible in this process, and there is room for constructive feedback to offer ideas for that change. And I think that was what was intended with this letter,” she told reporters.
Asked about the letter and the overall process, COP29 chief presidential negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev said: “The process has already yielded results… so far, reducing projected warming, providing financing for those in need – and it is better than any alternative.”
However, Rafiyev expressed that the multilateral process was under pressure and that COP29 would be “a litmus test for the global climate architecture.”
Nearly 200 countries are meeting in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with the main aim of agreeing on a new target for how much money needs to be provided to help developing countries adapt to climate change and recover from destructive weather.
So far these negotiations have made little progress.
This content was originally published in Delegations and NGOs defend COP29 after a critical letter from former UN leaders on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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