I'm sending this email as the COP27 climate summit comes to a close.
For the past month, Global Citizens have taken action to ensure the conference made a difference for the planet. Together, we amplified the voices of activists on the front lines of the climate crisis. We urged governments to step up for the millions impacted by floods and famines. We tweeted at leaders, sent emails to negotiators, and carried the demands of Global South communities.
It made a difference. At COP27, countries took the historic step of agreeing to set up a “loss and damage” fund for communities devastated by climate disasters.
But the battle for climate justice is far from over. There is a risk that without further campaigning, this historic breakthrough simply becomes another broken promise.
COP27 made no progress on the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels, they even weakened language around the need to invest in renewables. Without urgent action on the causes of climate change, the loss and damage felt by countries will be far far worse.
We have also been left waiting on the overdue promise of $100 billion in climate action to help developing countries. Funding is urgently needed now so that low-income countries can adapt to climate change and provide clean energy access to their population.
All of this demonstrates why we can’t back down.
Only when Global Citizens come together for the planet do things change. Let’s keep up the momentum – join me in taking action!
