.@Tharman_S: Two things must guide #climatefinance: Scale and urgency. We are way behind meeting our #climate targets and we need to get moving quickly even if it is in an imperfect way.
.@lordstern1: There is now a renewed mandate for the MDBs to respond to the objectives of #SDG, #ClimateAction being a key imperative within this broader goal.
.@lordstern1: Time is of the essence. With already 1.1 degree of warming, we are seeing catastrophic #climate events. There are challenges to scaling up #climatefinance but these cannot be used as excuses for delaying action.
.@JoTyndallNZ: Policy needs to go together with investments. #Climate change needs to be mainstreamed across all government departments. The urgency of climate change now necessitates transformational change.
.@JoTyndallNZ: We need to reduce #emissions rather than just shifting emissions to different geographies. We need to employ all tools available to accelerate #ClimateAction.
.@ekitbi: #UAE has been criticised for hosting the COP, however, UAE is a country looking to actively work with partners across all stakeholders to resolve key #climate issues. We have already set ourselves strong #netzero targets as well.
.@ekitbi: The #Ukraine war has seen many countries resort back to #fossilfuels. We now have an ongoing conflict between geo-economics and geo-politics.
Nitin Prasad (@Shell_India): As a global MNC, #Shell has to balance demands from the Global North and the South such that we can push #GreenEnergy while also helping achieve goals related to #energy access.
Nitin Prasad (@Shell_India): We have set strong #netzero targets for ourselves but biggest challenge for us is reducing scope-3 #emissions. Our focus is now on providing clear cost-effective #renewable energy solutions to reduce emissions across the #supplychain.
.@Chandrika0501: Agenda 2030 and everything that it entails is indispensable to the creation of a prosperous future. Yet, it is so endangered. How do we translate it into the central feature of our policy making?
Tony Blair: The rise of #India is a pointer that we are in a new era. India's position today is potentially more powerful than it's ever been. And India is expected to lead the Global South in a manner like never before.
.@SunjoyJ: We live in a troubled neighbourhood. We do not choose our friends or allies. But we do not go into war over it. What leads #Russia into this protracted war on #NATO expansion?
The #RaisinaEdit offers a selection of commentaries that unpack, interpret, and problematise contemporary global developments corresponding to the pillars of the #RaisinaDialogue2023.
S Paul Kapur writes on how the #American leaders must abandon their decades-long dream of achieving strategic convergence between the US and #Pakistan. or-f.org/118561
#Australia’s reformed policy towards #China is not a turn to China; it’s a return to normality.
We are live tweeting the session with @drausaf, @AlOraibi, Sameh Hassan Shoukry Selim, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi and Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy
Sameh Hassan Shoukry Selim: A young population is the greatest potential of this region. #Egypt plays a fundamental role due to its strategic position with the #SuezCanal.