‘We are not fooled’: Civil society issues letter to Developed Countries, supports G77+China in rejecting latest NCQG draft text
23 November 2024
As negotiations continued into the night on the climate finance goal at COP29, civil society organisations representing millions of people across the world issued letters to Developed Countries and the G77+China.
Addressed to the G77+China, and hand-delivered to Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, Adonia Ayebare, at the COP29 conference centre, the letter states that “the collective civil society constituencies and members present at COP29, and with broader global civil society behind us, wholeheartedly support you in rejecting the current negotiating text” regarding the climate finance goal.
The letter from 335 organisations went on to state how “no deal in Baku is better than a bad deal, and this is a very, very bad deal because of the intransigence of developed countries.”
Also hand-delivered by ENGO representatives, Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of Climate Action Network and Asad Rehman, Executive Director War on Want and COP29 Climate Justice Coalition co-ordinator, was a letter to the United States, European Union, UK, Canada, Japan and other developed countries from 156 organisations.
Received by Trigg Talley, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Director of Climate Negotiations and Programs, US Department of State, the letter expresses how deeply outraged civil society is at these developed countries’ “destructive role in creating an absolutely unacceptable NCQG draft negotiating text.” Instead of running away from their legal responsibilities, the organisations urged developed countries “to take the lead in transitioning from fossil fuels and providing public funding and technology to developing countries.” The letter also reminded developed countries on how they are required to fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement and Climate Convention.
If this COP ends with a weak or nonexistent outcome, the letter said, developed countries will be the ones to blame.
Notes to Editor
Letter to G77+China: see here and attached. Signatures: 295 (electronic) and 40 (handwritten), received by 0100 Baku time, November 23 2024.
Letter to the United States, European Union, UK, Canada, Japan and other developed countries at COP29: see here and attached. Signatures: 116 (electronic) and 40 (handwritten) received by 0100 Baku time, November 23 2024.
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