To keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, countries with more financial resources need to indicate an awareness to contribute more by distributing funds for developing countries with less resources. Mary Robinson, the former and first female President of Ireland, talked about efforts to boost international climate finance, for a recent California China Climate Institute discussion. For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/intergovernmental-pressure-on-climate-finance-with-mary-mary-robinson-california-china-climate-institute/
For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/intergovernmental-pressure-on-climate-finance-with-mary-mary-robinson-california-china-climate-institute/
Robinson: A lot of governments have now committed to net zero emissions by 2050. That's good. But it's certainly not sufficient. We want to know what governments are going to do between now and 2030.
Ethan: That’s Mary Robinson, the former and first female President of Ireland. She sat down with Former California Governor Jerry Brown to talk about efforts to boost international climate finance, for a recent California China Climate Institute discussion.
Robinson: The urgency was created by the moral voice of those who live with the existential threat of climate change. We need to consolidate the hundred billion a year for developing countries. Half of it should be going to adaptation, that was promised. Instead of $5.7 billion in 2025. Basically the United States should be $10 billion now. It would be a good thing if the United States can indicate an awareness of needing to do much more, because then I think Germany and France and Italy will step up more.
Ethan: There seems to be a stronger international consensus now around keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, in part through boosting climate finance. Notably, the G7 committed to this goal in their meeting last June, for the first time in its history.
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