Renson Mwakandana
More than 40 nations’ climate representatives have assembled in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to negotiate a stance in advance of the COP27 conference(Conference of the parties of the UNFCCC) , which will take place in Egypt in November.
On Monday, the prime minister of Congo led demands for an increase in financing to halt global warming and combat its effects.
“I hope that the discussions will include the cases of the leading forces, the result of which has been some European countries returning to the use of polluting energy sources they had previously banned in order to avoid the incalculable consequences of an energy deficit imposed on them by the war in Ukraine”, stated DRC Prime-Minister Jean Michel Sama Lukonde.
The Congo’s environment minister emphasized to attendees that the continent has made just a little contribution to global warming.
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of the DRC, Ève Bazaiba Masudi, questioned saying “Africa is in a dilemma, when we are responsible for only 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, what to do in the circumstances? Exploit our resources and feed our children and grandchildren or question these resources by letting our children and grandchildren die of hunger? “
Egypt, which is hosting COP27, has designated the November meeting as a priority for carrying out the commitment to reduce global warming.
