Impact of climate crisis much worse than predicted, says Alok Sharma
Alok Sharma, who led the Cop26 climate summit last year, said: “The changes in the climate we are seeing today are affecting us much sooner and are greater than we originally thought.
Well yes, if you keep your foot on the CO2 pedal the number of accidents are going to rise.
On the other side, I thought this had a hilarious side to it.
Poor countries want the rich world to recognise the loss and damage they suffer, and provide funding accordingly. But rich countries, already falling behind on a longstanding pledge to provide $100bn (£75bn) a year to help poor nations cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts, have been slow to agree to any additional finance.
Some developing countries and civil society groups are calling for action this year, ahead of Cop27. Sharma dampened those hopes, pointing to an agreement at Cop26 to set up a four-year programme examining loss and damage called the “Glasgow dialogue”. He said: “Countries have been asked to make formal submissions on all this … We have to see how those discussions go, where that dialogue takes us.”
Because if you had asked 100 Glaswegians and other Scots what “Glasgow dialogue” meant, before COP26, the results would range from verbal abuse to a kick in the nuts. A bit like a Glasgow Kiss.
