BAKU (Reuters) -World leaders are talking on the U.N. local weather summit in Baku on Wednesday.Â
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IRAN VICE PRESIDENT SHINA ANSARI (by way of translator)
“We hope that (the) international community, free from political issues, will stand together, exchange knowledge, transfer technology and facilitate accessing financial resources without discrimination, and fully lift unilateral sanctions against countries, particularly the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“Nonetheless, we can not overlook the truth that the present local weather state of affairs of the world is the results of the commercial insurance policies of (a) few developed international locations and growing states shall not be disadvantaged of their proper to growth due to what others have completed.Â
“Once again, we emphasize that if this conference should intend to prove its goodwill in striving for a better future for all, while persisting on avoiding double standards to achieve meaningful actions by all countries to achieve these goals.”
VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLI
“A true ecological debt exists, particularly between the global north and south, connected to commercial imbalances, which affects on the environment and the disproportionate use of natural resources by certain countries over long periods of time.Â
“Subsequently, it’s important to hunt a brand new worldwide monetary structure that’s human-centered .. and primarily based on the ideas of fairness, justice and solidarity. A monetary structure that may actually guarantee for all international locations, particularly the poorest and people most weak to local weather disasters, each low carbon and excessive sharing growth pathways.”
BAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER PHILIP DAVIS
“Already, catastrophic local weather occasions worldwide have led to vital lack of life, property, and infrastructure. And but, we persist in responding to those occasions as if they’re merely unlucky, remoted, and nationwide incidents. I ask you to look past borders, past flags: the fires that devour your forests and the hurricanes that devastate our properties usually are not distant misfortunes however shared tragedies.
“What we endure, you endure. What we lose, you lose. And if we fail to act, it will be our children and grandchildren who bear the burden, their dreams reduced to memories of what could have been.”
GREECE PRIME MINISTER MITSOTAKIS
“Europe and the world have to be extra sincere concerning the commerce offs concerned within the vitality transition. Sure, the vitality transition will, in the long term, decrease prices, however this transition won’t be painless.
“We need to ask hard questions about a path that goes very fast at the expense of our competitiveness, and a path that goes somewhat slower but allows our industry to adapt and to thrive. It is our responsibility to weigh these trade offs carefully, not to whisk them away.
“Our residents are confronted with unprecedented local weather shocks, we’d like extra assets to organize to reply in time, as a way to save lives and livelihoods and to assist folks and communities rebuild after catastrophe. We can not focus a lot on 2050 that we overlook 2024.”
