Berlin hosts envoys for heart-to-heart climate talks

Berlin, July 18 (BNA) Senior officials from 40 countries met for direct talks on how to stay focused on combating climate change and addressing its impact.

Organizers described the two-day meeting as an opportunity to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations ahead of this year’s UN climate summit in Egypt, after technical talks last month made little progress on key issues such as climate aid for developing countries, according to the Associated Press. mentioned.

“Many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries are now experiencing severe climate impacts,” said Germany’s climate envoy Jennifer Morgan.

The question is how do we support them in coping with those impacts and when they experience real loss and damage. We must also show more solidarity.”

Developing countries are still waiting for rich nations to provide $100 billion in climate aid each year, a target they were supposed to reach by 2020.

Big polluters have long resisted the idea that they must pay for the devastation caused by greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

Closed talks begin in Berlin with experts giving a presentation on the issue of “loss and damage” to ministers, who will then split into small groups to discuss and listen to each other in hopes of building confidence before the United Nations convenes in November. Sharm El Sheikh summit.

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