Thread by @harjeet11

Dear @ClimateEnvoy @JohnKerry,

Here's my 10-point response to your intervention at the @nytimes Climate Forward conference at #UNGA

1. Thank you for acknowledging that #LossAndDamageFinance requires trillions of US$, as experts estimated.

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2. You now agree "in all honesty" that the most important thing to do is to mitigate to prevent #LossAndDamage, and the next most important thing is to help people adapt.

3. But, the graph clearly shows that the US failed to reduce its CO2 emissions, since @UNFCCC in 1992.

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4. US gave 1 of US$3b of #ClimateFinance committed to @theGCF for #mitigation & #adaptation - nowhere close to its fair share.

5. Since 2013, I've seen the US blocking every single discussion on #LossAndDamageFinance, by arm-twisting and threatening developing nations.

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6. We didn't expect you to set up L&D Finance Facility (LDFF) in 6 weeks. You'd 10 yrs under WIM for #LossAndDamage to discuss the questions you now raise

7. Did you read this LDFF paper that answers your questions to constructively engage at #COP27?

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climatenetwork.org/resource/ldff-…

8. Don't tell us your problems about the Congress! Your country is most responsible for causing the #ClimateCrisis so have to meet your international obligations.

9. #LossAndDamage Finance Facility must be established at #COP27. US & others nations must #PayUp4LossAndDamage

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10. You can't claim to be a climate leader by talking and forcing others, while your support to #FossilFuel industry continues. It's time for the US to act in solidarity at #COP27 and play its role in delivering #ClimateJusice.

#MakePollutersPay #PayUp4LossAndDamage

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