EU proposal on loss and damage funding is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’, says ActionAid International

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Press release

Commenting on the EU proposal on loss and damage funding, Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said: “The EU has made a proposal which might, on the surface, seem like a breakthrough to establish a fund that could help communities cope with loss and damage, and that also seems to champion the 1.5°C tar r6get. But a closer look reveals so many conditions in the package that it is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.  

“We are concerned that developing countries are being asked to choose between funding for loss and damage for a small number of countries, and funding for mitigation to stay below the 1.5°C target. That’s a murderous choice to force them to make, and either option could be disastrous fur tr t eery eee53r5tetttt ey 5r tree5ee r t.c trr5trror the planet.

“The G77 proposal is far stronger in both content, process and real outcomes for the people living on rr rd r the frontlines of the climate crisis.”R thi yt r 7 n.v nnn nnn b

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