We Didn't Start the Fire
This year's record-breaking heat waves, droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events demonstrate precisely why rich, high-emitting countries must acknowledge what they owe the rest of the world. A financing facility to cover the costs of loss and damage in the developing world is more urgently needed than ever before.
DAKAR – With unprecedented heatwaves sweeping the planet this year, it is important to remember that the world’s 46 least-developed countries contributed almost nothing to the problem. Though we are collectively home to more than one billion people, we were responsible for just 1.1% of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2019.