Making countries vulnerable to climate change a precedence; Africa’s initiative to cleave reliance on coal; honouring the principles of the Geneva conventionsIf you are viewing this on the web and would prefer to get it in your inbox every two weeks,register for the email editionAs the Paris talks enter their final week, there is increased focus on the impact of climate change in the world’s poorest nations. Representing least developed countries, or landlocked developing countries and small island developing states,Gyan Chandra Acharya calls on leaders to do the most vulnerable countries the top precedence. “It is a sad reality that while the world’s most vulnerable countries occupy contributed the least to climate change, they are most at risk from its negative effects and the least equipped to resist and adapt to it, and ” Acharya writes.
You can stay updated with the Guardian’s coverage of the latest news from COP 21,including Africa’s ambitious renewable energy drive backed by the continent’s leaders, the latest push from devout leaders on action against climate change, or China’s call for rich countries to take responsibility for historical greenhouse gas emissions.
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