UN chief says 'obscene' that small islands pay climate consequences
UN chief says 'obscene' that small islands pay climate consequences
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres criticizes the fossil fuel industry's impact on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at a summit in Antigua and Barbuda, highlighting the need for climate financing for vulnerable states. Last week, the UN maritime court ruled in favor of nine small island states that brought a case to seek increased protection of the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change.
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres criticizes the fossil fuel industry's impact on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at a summit in Antigua and Barbuda, highlighting the need for climate financing for vulnerable states. Last week, the UN maritime court ruled in favor of nine small island states that brought a case to seek increased protection of the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change.