‘Litany of loopholes’: Samoa delegate challenges Cop28 president on climate pact – video

Samoa’s lead negotiator challenged the Cop28 president on the adopted climate pact, saying aspects of it were ‘backward rather than forward’ and a ‘litany of loopholes’. nne Rasmussen, on behalf of small island nations, complained they weren’t even in the room when al-Jaber said the deal was done. She said ‘the course correction that is needed has not been secured’, with the deal representing business-as-usual instead of exponential emissions-cutting efforts. When Rasmussen finished, she received a standing ovation from delegates

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