The Prime Minister has told the United Nations that by 2020, $30 billion per year will be needed for the world’s poorest countries to deal with the effects of climate change. He said that international public finance should meet a significant proportion of this, focused on the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
Speaking at a roundtable summit in New York, the PM also said countries should be able to provide, through public and private finance, about $100 billion a year by 2020 to help the developing world promote low-carbon growth and meet the challenges of climate change.
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The PM said:
“Climate change is a terrible injustice. It has been caused almost entirely by the richest countries, but its earliest and most damaging effects will fall - and are already falling - on the poorest.”
Mr Brown was among world leaders attending a climate change summit called by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ahead of December’s conference in Copenhagen.
On Monday, the Prime Minister offered to attend the conference himself to ensure a successful outcome.
Tomorrow, Mr Brown is set to address the United Nations General Assembly as his four-day trip to the US continues, before heading to Pittsburgh on Thursday for the G20 Summit.
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