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In pictures: Activists unravel 10m itemised invoice for climate damages at COP29 (www.euronews.com)
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Finance day at COP29 began with protests at the UN climate conference venue.

The activists said there can be no more delay in providing the “trillions, not billions” in climate finance for vulnerable communities that continue to pay the price of a climate crisis caused by the emissions of rich countries.

“If developing countries want to avert runaway climate breakdown, they need to repay the debt owed to the Global South.”

Activists have also linked the war in Gaza to the climate crisis. They say Western governments and the fossil fuel industry are driving both.

With many of them wearing Palestinian keffiyehs, dozens of protesters gathered inside the COP29 venue. They say there can be no climate justice without human rights.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

By the way, Elon Musk's wealth alone is enough money to essentially stop climate change. Him and Bezos, that's enough money to reverse the damage.

We only need to sacrifice these two people to save the human race.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

And here I was willing to sacrifice them for free like a chump.