Sentence examples for commitments on climate finance from inspiring English sources
Europe, along with other rich countries, has a poor track record on meeting its commitments on climate finance.
Whoever finds themselves in government after 7 May must lead the way in tackling climate change at home and abroad: in the former, by committing to phase out coal emissions from the British economy by the early 2020s; in the latter, by standing strong on the need for new concrete commitments on climate finance at the UN conference on climate in Paris this December.
To be fair, in an era of austerity, the idea that donor countries will ramp up ODA according to their 0.7% commitments and spend additional amounts on climate finance is optimistic to say the least.
Mohammed lists what would constitute a success in Paris: a legally-binding agreement that holds emissions below 2C, a strong review mechanism to ensure countries stay on the path to cutting their emissions, and clarity about a commitment made last year that the developed world will spend $100bn annually on climate finance in the global south by 2020.
Mathieu did, however, note that there was still some way to go when it came to agreeing on climate finance.
But he agreed that debt swaps should not be used to dilute the developed world's commitment to climate finance.
Australia has a rich history of beating its international commitments on climate change, beginning with the commitment made under the Kyoto protocol.
Green campaigners were quick to call for the UK to maintain its commitments on climate change, irrespective of Brexit.
California Gov. Jerry Brown insisted Thursday that the state would "stay true" to its commitments on climate change.
