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Researchers suggest that climate change has fuelled some major conflicts in recent history, though they are quick to stress it is just one factor among many. Increasingly scarce water supplies are among the risks for future wars – a finding that may be of particular concern to host country Azerbaijan, which depends on upstream sources outside of its borders for most of its water. (For a small note of hope: as economies switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, conflicts over energy resources may well decline.)
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Many world leaders took note of the aggression rocking the world in their speeches on Tuesday and Wednesday. Leaders from across the geopolitical divide, such as Belarus and the EU, spoke about violent imperialism and the need for peace. Several leaders criticised Israel’s bombing of Gaza and the muted international response.
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“How can we work together for a common future when there are people who are deemed not worth living?” asked Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince of Jordan. He was one of the few to draw a clear link between war and climate, explaining how conflict increases the environmental threats faced by people. The problem is felt particularly acutely in Jordan, where refugees make up an estimated one-third of the population.
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Azerbaijan is keen to frame the entire summit as a “peace” policeman and paint the country in a positive light following the bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh last year. It remains to be seen whether this spin will prompt greater cooperation from Baku on climate.
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Negotiations are otherwise making gradual progress, with a flurry of reports released yesterday that could shape the deal that was made behind closed doors. The study began with the powerful finding that poor countries will need $1 trillion a year in climate finance by 2030. This is five years earlier than rich countries are likely to agree, as my colleague Fiona Harvey explained. Taxes on cryptocurrencies and oil-based plastics could be one of many creative sources of funding with enthusiastic supporters, according to another report.
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COP29 chief negotiator Yaltin Rafiev said the crucial climate finance target document was “the basis for discussions that can only be realized after a three-year technical process”. Others are more skeptical.
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main events
my colleague Darna Noor has highlighted a new report revealing that at least 1,773 coal, oil and gas lobbyists have been allowed to participate in the United Nations climate change talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. The report raises serious concerns about the influence of global warming industries on negotiations.
According to an analysis by the Coalition to Eliminate Big Polluters (KBPO), the number of these lobbyists exceeds the number of delegates from almost every country participating in the conference, with the exception of this year's host Azerbaijan, next year's hosts Brazil and Turkey. exceeds the number of
Sarah McArthur, an activist with the UK Youth Climate Coalition, part of the KBPO coalition, said: Progress had been slow and weakened for years. The fossil fuel industry is driven by financial profits, which fundamentally oppose what is needed to stop the climate crisis: an urgent and just phase-out of fossil fuels. ”
Together, the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change have just 1,033 participants in the negotiations. “The industry's presence is far below that of industries on the front lines of the climate crisis,” the analysis says.
Meanwhile, extreme weather events continue to hit various parts of the world. Carmela Fonbuena wrote an article for the Guardian about the repeated typhoons that are hitting the Philippines one after another.
Usagi is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines in the past three weeks, with a sixth expected this weekend. At least 160 people have been killed and 9 million displaced, while people already suffering from the aftermath of previous heavy rains and flooding with unusual frequency have little time to prepare for the next attack.
Fonbuena spoke to residents whose homes were partially or completely destroyed.
Last week, Typhoon Insin tore off a quarter of Diana Moraleda's tiled roof in Tuguegaro City in the northern Philippines. Even after Typhoon Toraji brought rain over the weekend and Typhoon Usagi made landfall late Thursday, the gaping holes were still there.
“It's tough because a lot of houses were destroyed.” [Yinxing]. Carpenters are still working on their homes. It's difficult to find workers,” Moreda said.
She also spoke to other residents.
Rafi Magno and his family lost almost everything they owned when floodwaters reached the second floor of their home in Naga City, Bicol. Miraculously, the refrigerator was revived once it was dry, but everything else was destroyed, including appliances, furniture, clothing, and important documents.
“It was the biggest shock of our lives. We are used to typhoons and floods, but we never expected it to cause this much damage,” Magno said.
Even Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has admitted that he feels overwhelmed by the challenges of extreme weather. A video of the president saying, “I feel a little helpless here,'' after learning that government rescue teams were unable to cross a flooded highway, went viral.
Filipino climate justice activist Mitzi Jonel Tan says climate change is undeniable.
“If you still don't believe climate change exists, look at your neighbors. Look at your country. It's happening all over the world,” she said.
Friday Cop29
Ajit Niranjan
Today is Cop29's Day of Peace, Relief and Reconstruction in Baku, a fitting theme in a year in which horrific violence has affected millions in countries such as Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. .
Researchers suggest that climate change has caused some major conflicts in recent history, but are quick to stress that it is only one factor among many. Increasingly scarce water supplies are one of the risks of future wars. The findings may be of particular concern to host country Azerbaijan, which relies for most of its water on upstream sources outside its borders. (On a small note of hope, conflicts over energy resources could likely decrease as economies switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.)
Many world leaders drew attention to the world-shaking act of aggression in speeches on Tuesday and Wednesday. Leaders from countries across the geopolitical divide, including Belarus and the European Union, spoke about violent imperialism and the need for peace. Several leaders criticized Israel's bombing of Gaza and the international community's silent response.
“How can we work together for a common future when there are people who are deemed not worth living?” asked Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince of Jordan. He was one of the few to draw a clear link between war and climate, explaining how conflict increases the environmental threats faced by people. The problem is felt particularly acutely in Jordan, where refugees make up an estimated one-third of the population.
Azerbaijan is keen to frame the entire summit as a “peace” policeman and paint the country in a positive light following the bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh last year. It remains to be seen whether this spin will prompt greater cooperation from Baku on climate.
Negotiations are otherwise making gradual progress, with a flurry of reports released yesterday that could shape the deal that was made behind closed doors. The study began with the powerful finding that poor countries will need $1 trillion a year in climate finance by 2030. This is five years earlier than rich countries are likely to agree, as my colleague Fiona Harvey explained. Taxes on cryptocurrencies and oil-based plastics could be one of many creative sources of funding with enthusiastic supporters, according to another report.
COP29 chief negotiator Yaltin Rafiev said the all-important climate finance target document was “the basis for discussions that can only be realized after a three-year technical process”. Others are more skeptical.
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It's day five and things are starting to get a bit difficult, with some highly respected police watchers declaring the system is no longer 'fit for purpose'.
My colleague Fiona Harvey writes of their criticism:
The upcoming United Nations climate summit will only be held in countries that have demonstrated clear support for climate action and have stricter rules against fossil fuel lobbying, according to an influential group of climate policy experts. He says he should.
The group includes former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former Irish President Mary Robinson, former United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, and renowned climate scientist Johan Rockström. There is.
They have written to the United Nations to streamline the current complex process of the annual “Conference of the Parties” under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the parent treaty of the Paris Agreement, and give them more say in the process. They requested that it be held more frequently. developing countries.
“It is clear that police officers are no longer fit for purpose. A shift from negotiation to implementation is needed,” they wrote.
