The Glaring Inequities of Climate Change

Opportunities to Make a Difference

Using the link below, tell the Biden Administration that the U.S. needs to fund its fair share of global climate finance

Potential talking points

As the world's largest historical carbon emitter, the U.S. needs to
Provide its fair share of climate finance to developing countries
Start contributing funds for loss and damage that developing countries are seeing from climate change
We've created the problem and now we need to lead the way in fixing it

Email the E.U. parliament telling them that the E.U. needs to fund its fair share of global climate finance

Potential talking points

As the world's 2nd largest historical carbon emitter, Europe needs to
Fully fund its fair share of climate finance to developing countries
Start contributing funds for loss and damage that developing countries are seeing from climate change
We've created the problem and now we need to lead the way in fixing it

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Focus of report - climate mitigation

Emissions targets needed to stay on path to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

2025 - peak and begin going down

2030 – drop 43%

2050 – hit zero

Milestone in global wind and solar energy

2021 share of global electricity

To hit 2030 climate target, wind / solar need to grow at 20% / year

Protests calling for climate action

Global demonstrations by scientists last Wed

WV Rising - staged protest blocking entrance to coal plant where Senator Joe Manchin sells his coal

Sources

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Responsibility for driving climate change

Total historical emissions

Example at risk nations

Central African Republic (most at-risk country in Africa)

Ranked 1st in Africa for vulnerability to climate change
Forecast population growth - 77% by 2050 (global average 32%)
One of world’s poorest nations
Ongoing political / ethnic conflicts - 600K displaced since 2013, 3M need humanitarian assistance
Farmers rely heavily on rainy season
2020 per capita emissions - 0.04 metric tons (U.S. average = 14.42 metric tons, 350 x higher)

Mozambique