1: Climate Change

Give those affected by climate change equal say,

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Pollution doesn't stop at the border so why should accountability? Those least responsible for climate change are paying the highest price. Rising sea levels in Bangladesh are already creating climate refugees. Lower rainfall in Ghana is causing extreme poverty through reduced crop yields. It is high-polluting countries that are causing these problems yet there is no way to make them accountable. Pleading with rich country politicians to do more is not enough. It is demeaning and accepts a priori their right to decide for everyone else. As long as we keep pandering to this system we are reinforcing it. The UN COP process is a farce. Everyone knows it's the big polluters who decide. International media blamed China and the US alternately for the failure, but either way - 75% of the planet's people don't live in those countries. Until those affected by climate change have equal say to the big polluters, we will not have a chance of stopping climate change.

Stakeholder(s):

• Those Affected by Climate Change

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