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CBSSEP 2024
Climate change is not a problem for the future; it is a reality with immediate consequences, costing the world trillions of dollars. World leaders at COP29 in Baku must recognize that financing climate action in the developing world is not an act of generosity. All nations must immediately transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient development. Every dollar we invest in a more resilient global economy will benefit us all.
Conferences such as COP29 must be contextualized within the UN's rampant climate alarmism. Whether it's supposedly searing temperatures, brimming oceans, or tumbling glaciers, UN climate tropes are frequently debunked with more nuanced analysis. The UN's policies have also had negative impacts on countries' agriculture, which shows they only care about power, not progress.
The success of COP29 climate negotiations in Baku depends on the West's commitment to funding poorer countries' climate change efforts. Low- or zero-carbon technology, adapting to rising sea levels and shifting weather patterns, and resilient infrastructure cost trillions. Clean energy programs in emerging markets and developing countries will require $80 -100B by the early 2030s—globalrealistic equitybudgeting must be kept in mind.
There is a 95% chance there will be at least 2˚C of global warming by 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.