Copenhagen
In the run up to the 2009 Copenhagen climate change meeting ONE members asked Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to stop world leaders double counting money that is meant to help developing countries adapt to climate change.
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UPDATE - December 19th, 2009
As world leaders fly home from the climate change summit, the agreement reached in Copenhagen could add up to nothing unless the funding offered is not double counted from existing aid promises.
Late last night an agreement was brokered by the US, China, South Africa, India and Brazil. This included $10bn a year in so called ‘fast track’ financing for the next 3 years and $100bn a year by 2020 for poor countries to cope with climate change. But currently these sums will largely be subtracted from promised resources to help these same countries fight poverty.
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Campaign Milestones
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Dec 14 2009
ONE hands over Copenhagen petition
On 14 December 2009, ONE's Eloise Todd handed over the petition to Danish Development Minister Ulla Tørnæs. She promised to pass the petition onto Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who as host of the Copenhagen talks, is one of the people best placed to stop the dangerous double counting.
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Dec 19 2009
Without ‘additionality’ of climate funds, Copenhagen adds up to nothing
As world leaders fly home from the climate change summit, the agreement reached in Copenhagen could add up to nothing unless the funding offered is not double counted from existing aid promises. Late last night an agreement was brokered by the US, China, South Africa, India and Brazil. This included $10bn a year in so called ‘fast track’ financing for the next 3 years and $100bn a year by 2020 for poor countries to cope with climate change. But currently these sums will largely be subtracted from promised resources to help these same countries fight poverty.
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Without ‘additionality’ of climate funds, Copenhagen adds up to nothing
An agreement of $10bn a year in fast track financing for the next three years and $100bn a year by 2020 for poor countries to cope with climate change must come over and above existing aid promises, Africa advocacy group ONE said today. Currently these sums will largely be subtracted from promised resources to help these same countries fight poverty. More
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