Several poor countries submitted a proposal to the UN General Assembly this week. They want climate compensation through climate tax for the damage they are now experiencing. Among these countries we find Pakistan. The flood-stricken country has had to feel the effects of climate change on the body recently. More than 33 million people have been made homeless by the floods. – I don’t like to use the word natural disaster, because it is unnatural, as the rainfall is 50 percent worse than it would have been without climate change, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has previously stated to news. Now Denmark is first in line. They will pay direct compensation for the climate consequences that poor countries are now experiencing. They have promised 100 million Danish kroner to developing countries. – It is grossly unfair that the world’s poorest countries should suffer the most from climate change, when they have contributed the least to them, said Danish Development Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen. In the past, the Belgian region of Wallonia and Scotland have also set aside money for damages. These are not member states of the UN. Denmark thus becomes the first member state to do so. Wants Norway to follow the MDGs wants Norway to follow. In a written question to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, parliamentary representative Lan Marie Nguyen Berg questions whether Norway will follow Denmark’s example. – The poorest countries are often most affected by climate change, even though they have contributed the least to the world’s emissions, writes Berg, MDG believes Norway has a responsibility to stand up for poor countries that are hit hard by climate change. – These are countries that have played a small part in creating the climate changes they are affected by. This is in stark contrast to countries such as Norway, which have produced and made a fortune from producing fossil energy, writes Acting Director Arild Hermstad to news. The party believes that rich countries risk lawsuits against them if they do not want to pay compensation or stop emitting and producing fossil energy. Will increase support Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) believes Norway has a major responsibility to ensure that climate change does not lead people deeper into poverty. In November, Espen Barth Eide will attend the climate summit in Egypt. There he hopes for greater agreement on how to help poor countries cope with climate change. Photo: Mathias Moene Rød / news – Then we must increase support for vulnerable countries, so that they can face climate change without their economic development being set back, he writes in an e-mail to news. Eide pays tribute to Denmark’s promise. He believes in Norway and contributes his share, through funds under the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol. In November, the minister will attend the climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. There, he hopes to arrive at a greater agreement among the world’s countries on how to deal with the damage caused by climate change, especially to vulnerable developing countries.
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