Coronavirus throws global climate diplomacy into disarray

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warns not to let coronavirus distract from tackling climate change

heard proved tough, she said, with many members in the throes of the pandemic and the Saudi G20 presidency “mainly focused on how to get a predictable and stable price for oil.”

to 2021. In a quirk of planning, the presidencies of the G20 and the G7, currently held by Saudi Arabia and the U.S., will pass to Italy and the U.K. next year.The EU and its allies face several challenges. One is fundamental: COVID-19 has closed down the spaces in which deal-making normally occurs. The diplomatic calendar for 2020 is awash with cancellations.hosted this week by the alliance of small island states is now virtual, limiting political discussions.

Developing country diplomats have raised eyebrows at national stimulus packages in Europe and elsewhere that run into the hundreds of billions or even trillions of euros. They have fought for years to get rich countries to fulfill a pledge to collectively deliver $100 billion a year in climate-related finance.

 

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Still cashing your fat paycheck, Antonio? Must be nice.

Who is paying this guy ... doesn't think a pandemic is the first order of business? 😂

NOPE! DEFUNDING the Crooked U.N. is next.

It’s an opportunity to rethink and assess. ConsumeLessConserve more. Breathe deep!

another Chinese-corrupted international org. BAN CHINA !

It seems as if climate change is the only thing benefiting from the pandemic. Less pollution because of the lockdown.

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