Egypt- Liberia President George Manneh Weah has stated that imbalance still remains between high and low emitters in the climate change architecture and that the financial flows within still remain disproportionate and unfair to low-emitting countries, especially those with significant carbon capture capability, who are expected to reserve their forests without commensurate benefit to their populations.
President Weah who is among the world leaders at the 27 COP held in Egypt noted that COP26 one year ago in Glasgow, Scotland, the world was just beginning to emerge from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and there was a sense of recovery and a renewal of hope that could once again act together, in concert, to re-focus the collective efforts on mitigating the devastating effects of global climate change.
The Liberian leader also mentioned inequalities and acknowledged that the goals for lowering carbon emissions and carbon footprints had not been met.”We also re-confirmed our commitments to contribute higher levels of financing to support our efforts, and reviewed and re-evaluated our chances of limiting the rise in global warming to meet our temperature target of 1.5 degrees Centigrade by 2030.”
“We meet in Sharm el-Sheikh today, we are observing, waiting, and hopeful that our promises made in Glasgow will be kept, and pledges fulfilled.”
“So, as we assemble here once again to find a pragmatic and productive way forward, let us do so with renewed dedication, commitment, and sincerity, so that we harness our collective strengths to develop lasting solutions that will save our world, not only for ourselves, but for generations yet unborn.”
In order to prevent a worldwide catastrophe, Mr. Weah urged Leaders to uphold the decisions and promises made during the COP27 summit in Egypt.”Together, we can implement and make our one world a better place.”
