President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement is backward-looking, ignorant and regrettable but will not stop global momentum for climate action, according to the Global Greens.
The Global Greens say the loss of contributions from the US, the world’s richest country, to the $US1 billion Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the most shocking aspect of President Trump’s announcement. The GCF helps developing countries to keep their emissions low and adapt to unavoidable impacts of climate change.
Global Greens call on other developed countries to consider urgently how the funding shortfall can be made up so as to keep faith with the developing countries that will suffer most from climate change.
The Global Greens, European Greens and Green Party of England and Wales, just two months ago at their joint congress in Liverpool UK, re-stated their commitment to acting swiftly to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
Global Greens climate action will include:
The Global Greens 2017 Congress agreed on specific resolutions relating to climate change and the environment:
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