The influential climate experts insisted that future UN climate summits should only be held in countries showing clear support for climate action and strict fossil fuel lobbying rules.
They articulated an urgent need for eligibility criteria that exclude nations unwilling to phase out fossil energy, asserting host countries must demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement.
Christiana Figueres highlighted the alarming situation at the last COP, noting fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered crucial voices from scientific institutions, Indigenous communities and vulnerable nations.
The group called for a shift from negotiation to implementation, criticizing the existing process as being no longer fit for purpose in the fight against climate change.
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