Developed nations should assume burden in addressing climate change, US envoy concedes

CHICAGO, 27 October 2022, (TON): The US and other developed countries should assume the majority of the financial burden in addressing climate change issues resulting from global warming, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy conceded.

Former US Senator John Kerry, Biden’s special envoy on climate, told reporters during a press briefing attended by reporters that the majority of developing countries are the “most vulnerable” to climate change but have contributed the least to global warming.

Kerry acknowledged concerns expressed by African countries over the current allocation of funds to fight climate change and said those concerns would be addressed at the UN’s 27th Climate Change Conference to be held at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt from Nov. 6-18.

Kerry said “I think leaders of countries in Africa are 100 percent legitimate to be upset over the current allocation of funding. I’m upset over it.”

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