Catholic Groups Press for Climate Action at COP31 in Antalya: Deliver $300 Billion a Year in Climate Finance, Mainly as Grants
Catholic organizations attending the United Nations climate change summit COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, have urged countries to refocus on phasing out fossil fuels and delivering funds to communities facing climate impacts. COP31, co-hosted by Turkey and Australia, runs for 12 days and is tasked with enacting the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Caritas Internationalis, the Church's humanitarian network, said in a statement that COP31 can be the moment the world moves from recognising the crisis to responding with the urgency and solidarity it demands. Both goals were included among the seven key priorities outlined by the Network of Catholic Climate and Environment Actors, which collaborates with the Vatican delegation at the climate conferences.
The groups called specifically on developed countries to deliver on the past pledge to mobilize $300 billion annually in climate finance, and as much as $1.3 trillion, primarily in the form of grants instead of loans that push developing countries further into debt. (Source: Caritas Internationalis)
Source: Caritas Internationalis
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