…2019, but left much unfinished business. This included the crunchy issue of how Article 6, the functioning of carbon markets, would work.  Furthermore, in this year when the Paris Agreement comes into force, countries need to show they are complying with the “commitments that were made [on] the pre-2020 agenda” Ms Espinosa said – reminding developed countries of their promises…

…the Biden administration to begin rebuilding the trust of the international community by demonstrating immediate and tangible US re-commitment to climate action while tackling the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, while major economies discuss 10-digit recovery packages, many developing countries are pleading to multilateral financing institutions for support, demonstrating the inequality in capacity to address the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Concerted international…

…with these communities, meaningful engagement built on the co-design and co-implementation of ideas should be at the forefront. When working with indigenous communities, everything needs to be done collaboratively and their autonomy should always be respected. When you are talking about national development planning and progress, you have to respect the rights of how indigenous communities choose to live and…