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Oxfam says: COP29 deal is a “global Ponzi scheme”

A birds eye view reveals the vast expanse of flooded lands, providing crucial insights into the scale of the devastation.
Responding to the COP29 climate finance agreement, Oxfam insists the destruction of our planet is avoidable, but not with this shabby and dishonorable deal.

COP29 must deliver more than “threadbare promises”

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In response to the latest climate finance draft text at COP29, Oxfam International’s Climate Justice Lead, Safa’ Al Jayoussi, says “COP29 must deliver more than “threadbare promises”.

Global climate activists rally at Baku’s Olympic stadium wit…

Climate activists Cynthia, Hilda, Marinel and Pavel at the Climate Justice Camp in Tanzania
Global climate activists today gathered at Baku’s Olympic stadium —the venue for the 2024 United Nations climate talks— to urge world leaders to commit to a new, ambitious climate finance deal.

Carbon Inequality Kills

Woman holding water vase in front of a lake in Bangladesh
Fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over 90 mins than the average person does in their entire life

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