"Climate change is a life or death matter and should not be seen as an opportunity for politicking or for economic speculation," Nnimmo Bassey, Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation , says.
Since 2009, there has been some level of seriousness about seeing climate change as a just issue, which requires those who have done the most to create the problem to also do the most in tackling it. Since that watershed year, at COP15, the issue of voluntary climate action has been enthroned. The justice principle that underpinned the UNFCCC, known as “common but differentiated responsibilities” was virtually jettisoned.
PT: What were your perceptions after the summit concluded? Do you think the newly adopted Nairobi Pact would influence more climate action in Africa?The declaration will influence some action. There will likely be improvements in efforts to have more renewable energy in the energy mix. However, it is more likely that we will see more of what is termed as climate action under the UNFCCC but are actually false solutions.
The rich countries tend to see climate finance as a charity, except when extended as loans or other mechanisms that allow them to recoup their finances. There has been an unwillingness to put adequate funds in the climate finance system.
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