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Green campaigners lambast UN climate summit hosts for clinging to fossil fuels 

Hello from New York, where I spent yesterday evening at a lively
gathering hosted by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative,
the campaign founded by Canadian activist Tzeporah Berman.

Among the speakers over dinner was Susana Muhamad, environment minister of Colombia,
which is one of 14 countries to have backed the drive for a legally binding
international treaty restricting fossil fuel extraction.

In the absence of such constraints, many countries are increasing their fossil fuel
production — including the hosts of last year’s, this year’s, and next
year’s UN climate COP summits, as our first item today highlights.
Yesterday, New York hosted a meeting of the COP “troika”, with
representatives of the host of last year’s UN climate summit (the United
Arab Emirates), this year’s (Azerbaijan) and next year’s (Brazil).

Cue a volley of criticism from environmental non-profit organisations, which
lambasted the three nations — all major oil and gas producers — over
their climate commitments.

FT 28th Sept 2024

https://www.ft.com/content/a48ad5b1-2175-4062-9caa-697b6541ff56

September 30, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change