US 'under no circumstances' will pay climate reparations, Kerry says
- The US will not pay reparations to developing countries affected by climate-fueled disasters, according to John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate change.
- Kerry made this statement during a congressional hearing before traveling to China for climate change talks.
- While the US supports the creation of a funding mechanism to address the damage caused by climate disasters, the specifics of who will contribute to the fund and how the money will be disbursed remain unclear.
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John Kerry Says 'Under No Circumstances' Will US Pay Poor Nations for Climate Damages
"This is unfair and goes against what was agreed upon at COP27 in Egypt. Climate activists especially from the Global South must stand up to the U.S. and other Western powers that want to short-change developing countries."
Kerry testifies ‘under no circumstances’ will US pay climate reparations
White House climate envoy John Kerry said the U.S. would “under no circumstances” pay reparations to other countries ravaged by climate change in testimony Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s oversight subcommittee. During the hearing, Subcommittee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) directly asked Kerry whether the U.S. would pay reparations, to which Kerry responded in…
US will 'under no circumstances' pay climate reparations to developing countries
John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate change, told a congressional hearing the government would not contribute to a fund to pay countries that have been damaged by climate-driven disasters.
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