Friend, one-third of Pakistan is currently underwater. Thirty-three million
lives are impacted, and millions are displaced without food, water, or
medical care. We are at the point in the climate crisis where entire
countries will be lost unless we act immediately. But last year, the
U.S. and European Union blocked efforts to distribute necessary aid to countries like Pakistan that face severe climate disasters.
At last year's UN climate conference in Glasgow, world leaders hoped to
create a formal institution to financially support the countries most
impacted by climate disasters -- paid for by countries that make the
climate crisis worse by over-reliance on fossil fuels.
The U.S. is one of those countries, if not the biggest culprit. The U.S. is the largest historical emitter of carbon dioxide and emits 28% of carbon emissions despite having 5% of the world's population. We are responsible for inflicting more than $1.9 trillion dollars in damage to other countries from our carbon emissions. And even though world leaders at the UN have for years hoped to establish a formal method of redistributing funds to countries facing the brunt of the climate crisis, the U.S. has repeatedly blocked efforts to do so.
Friend, we can’t keep living like this. Humanity will not survive unless we take significant measures to address the climate crisis and existing inequalities that exacerbate global recovery efforts. Creating this infrastructure is a crucial first step to saving millions of lives that will be lost due to the climate crisis.
Keep fighting,
Jayleen Alvarado, Daily Kos.
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