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Rich countries coalesce around $100 billion figure
“The money must come from public sources – not be subject to the whims of the markets – and it must not be diverted from existing aid promises.”
Jeremy Hobbs
Executive Director of Oxfam International
Published: 17 December 2009
As the US, Ethiopia and European Union, including France, Germany and the UK coalesce around a climate finance package of $100bn, Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International said:
“It’s good news that discussions on climate cash have finally got moving after two long years of delay but this needs to be the start of the conversation – not the end. $100bn is half the amount poor countries need to reduce their emissions and adapt to a changing climate. The money must come from public sources - not be subject to the whims of the markets - and it must not be diverted from existing aid promises. Poor countries will still need to build schools and hospitals – as well as flood defences.”
Oxfam is calling for rich countries to provide at least $200bn a year in new money to help poor countries adapt to a changing climate and reduce their emissions.
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