Earlier we had some reaction from UN Secretary General António Guterres.
He has now released a full and more detailed statement emphasising our planet is “still in the emergency room”.
He adds: “We need to drastically reduce emissions now – and this is an issue this COP did not address.
“A fund for loss and damage is essential – but it’s not an answer if the climate crisis washes a small island state off the map – or turns an entire African country to desert.
#COP27 has taken an important step towards justice.
I welcome the decision to establish a loss and damage fund and to operationalize it in the coming period.
Clearly this will not be enough, but it is a much-needed political signal to rebuild broken trust. pic.twitter.com/5yhg5tKXtJ
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) November 20, 2022
“The world still needs a giant leap on climate ambition. The red line we must not cross is the line that takes our planet over the 1.5C temperature limit.”
Source: BBC