ACTION ALERT: Tell Biden:
Support Loss-and-Damage Financing at COP27

Thanu Yakupitiyage / 350.org

(November 10, 2022) — Leaders from around the world are gathered at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, making important decisions on climate right now. President Joe Biden is expected to be at the COP27 UN climate talks on Friday, November 11, where he will determine the US role in the global climate crisis. Biden must support loss and damage financing and provide financing for a just transition for countries most affected by climate change.

From the devastating floods in Pakistan to Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, climate catastrophe is happening everywhere, everyday. Countries from the Global South are taking the brunt of climate disaster, all while big carbon emitters, like the US, continue to pollute the environment and profit off fossil fuels. We need to pay our fair share and make sure countries are compensated for the damages caused by corporate greed-driven climate change.

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ACTION ALERT:
Biden Falls Short on Global Climate Response
350.org Petition

(November 12, 2022) — Yesterday, the President spoke at COP27 and announced more global commitments in global south regions, with an additional 150 million dollars invested in the Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience.

This is no doubt a good step in the right direction and funding for short-term recovery is necessary, but the United States can — and must — do more. We cannot afford to only make incremental changes when the world is heading towards irreversible climate catastrophe.

ACTION: We need radical action now. So we’re hoping you can sign the petition to put the pressure on President Biden to take action:

At a minimum, we need 1.3 trillion dollars per year for loss and damage financing to pay for climate disasters and future adaptation. As one of the largest carbon emitters in the world, the US must pay its fair share. A 150 million dollar investment on the Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience does not compensate for current and future climate disasters, and it’s not nearly enough to cover even a fraction of the cost.

With no mention of loss and damage finance, countries from the global south will only be put further behind and continue to suffer from climate disasters caused by big emitters like the US.

We are at a pivotal point. We need the US to own up to its responsibility and pay for its contribution to the climate chaos.

ACTION: Click here to show your support for loss-and-damage financing.

THE PETITION to JOE BIDEN

We’re calling on you to support loss and damage financing at COP27 and provide financing for just transition for countries most affected by climate change. From the devastating floods in Pakistan to Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, climate catastrophe is happening everywhere, everyday.

Countries from the global south are taking the brunt of climate disaster, all while big carbon emitters, like the US, continue to pollute the environment and profit off fossil fuels. We need to pay our fair share and make sure countries are compensated for the damages caused by corporate greed-driven climate change.

Thanu Yakupitiyage is the Associate Director of US Communications for 350.org.