Climate-relevant achievements in 2022: climate justice

The world really is unfair:

Some countries that contribute the least to climate change suffer the most from its consequences.

According to an agreement reached by participants at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in November 2022, developing nations that need to recover from or adapt to the damage caused by climate change will now receive financial support from the countries that are more responsible for the misery.

The recognition of climate injustice, which is becoming increasingly visible worldwide, is considered historic.

Whether a country receives support is determined by so-called attribution research, which establishes links between individual storms, heat waves or other disasters and global climate change.

Great news for countries such as Pakistan, which was the scene of a devastating flood disaster in the summer of 2022.

Although it accounts for less than one percent of global CO₂ emissions, this country now has to pay for damage costing billions. However, because it has been scientifically proven that the floods are directly linked to the consequences of climate change, the new agreement means that the country is entitled to financial assistance in this case.

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