Simon Stiell, the UN's climate chief, emphasizes the urgent need for effective climate policies to address the economic instability caused by the climate crisis. Droughts are disrupting food supplies and creating famine, with governments expected to present new greenhouse gas emissions plans soon. Stiell argues that modern climate strategies should focus on growth, job creation, and sustainable futures, while cautioning against a two-speed transition that leaves poorer nations behind. He stresses the importance of climate finance, which is increasingly at risk, exacerbating inequality in climate resilience efforts.
The same droughts that plague the canal are affecting essential commodities worldwide, reducing harvests, emptying shelves, and pushing people into hunger.
Clear and strong climate policies are an antidote to economic uncertainty. Climate policy can help get trade flowing and economies growing.
Done right, these plans can attract a bonanza of benefits: more jobs, more revenue, and a virtuous cycle of increased investment.
The climate finance that poor countries need is under increasing threat, as the withdrawal of the US from the Paris agreement looms.
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