Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP/FileSource: AFPEnvironment ministers from about 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-COP27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure to raise spending to combat climate change. Delegates from about 50 countries are expected to attend the talks, including United States climate envoy John Kerry. "The emphasis will certainly be on support from industrialised countries to countries in the south," a Western diplomat recently told AFP. Poorer countries had pushed at Glasgow for a financial mechanism to address losses and damage caused by climate change. Climate justiceA climate banner in Kinshasa accusing the international community of 'hypocrisy'.

Source: Daily Nation October 03, 2022 08:37 UTC