and the former governor of the bank of england. billionaire philanthropist michael bloomberg isn t talking, but nicola sturgeon is. she says developed countries have a duty to help on climate. i don t think any of us are doing enough yet. island nations in places like the caribbean are already battered by hurricanes. climate change is likely to make those storms even more intense. producers of fossil fuels have benefited from extortionate profits at the expense of human civilisation. the prime minister of barbados is leading efforts to reform international financial institutions, like the world bank and the international monetary fund, to make it easierfor developing nations to access cash for climate. justice and solidarity. justice is simply about fair play and solidarity. without solidarity, small countries, small people like me can t make it.
flooding communities and damaging crops. parts of northern europe, including germany, slovenia and the czech republic, were among those hit by forest fires. and the yangtze s water levels fell rapidly due to a drought and a heatwave in china s southwestern region. there s also been criticism of oil and gas companies and calls for compensation from that industry. gaston browne, prime minister of antigua and barbuda, spoke on behalf of island nations endangered by rising sea levels and tropical storms. it is about time that these companies are made to pay in global carbon tax on their profits. a source of funding for loss and damage. while they are profiting over the planet is burning. if this continues unabated, our entire human civilisation will be imperiled.
of human civilisation. the prime minister of barbados is leading efforts to reform international financial institutions, like the world bank and the international monetary fund, to make it easierfor developing nations to access cash for climate. justice and solidarity. justice is simply about fair play and solidarity. without solidarity, small countries, small people like me can t make it. i believe that this is a conversation whose time has come. today, the work of the conference begins in earnest, an army of diplomats and lawyers seeking agreements. this is the main conference hall where the leaders speak, and as you walk around this truly vast convention centre, you get an idea of the range of issues under discussion. there are lots of representatives of the fossil fuel industry here too. there is pressure to have gas
NUR-SULTAN, 14th September, 2022 (WAM) The 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions kicked off today in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, under the title "The Role of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Spiritual and Social Development of Human Civilisation in the Post-Pandemic Period".
The opening ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders; Pope Francis of the Catholic Church,.