▲ The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and of the United States, Joe Biden, yesterday at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, in the context of the G-20 summit.Photo Ap
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La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, p. 23
Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, yesterday urged the Climate Change Conference (COP29) of the United Nations (UN) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, to reach agreements to finance the fight against the crisis climate change and not leave that task until 2025, a message supported by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
Likewise, Lula transferred the rotating presidency of the group of the world’s 20 largest economies (G-20) to his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, who will host the meeting next year.
At the G-20 Summit, Lula met with his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, with whom he spoke about the strategic bilateral relationship, based on strong support for democracyUS diplomacy reported in a statement.
We cannot leave the task of Baku for (the COP30 in) Belémdeclared Lula.
Guterres seconded these words by reiterating that fail in the capital of Azerbaijan it is not an optiondue to the magnitude of the challenges facing the planet.
I ask you to instruct your ministers and negotiators to ensure that an ambitious new climate finance target is agreed this year.he stated.
A study by the Global Carbon Project estimates that the world must aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the end of the 2030s if global warming is to be contained to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared with the end of the 19th century.
History is watching usBiden warned. I urge you to keep the faith and move forward.
The Democratic ruler will hand over power in January to Republican Donald Trump, a climate change skeptic whose return to the White House makes the international community fear setbacks in this area.
In the fight for survival there is no room for denialism or misinformationsaid Lula, without mentioning Trump.
Biden and Lula stressed their commitment to democratic institutions and compliance with the laws. They agreed to continue consultations on the situation in Venezuela and called for the democratic will of the Venezuelan people to be respected and for an end to political repression. They also highlighted Kenya’s role in the security situation in Haiti.
For his part, the South African president stressed that in 2025 his country will include the development priorities of the African continent and the Global South on the G-20 agenda.
South Africa will promote inclusive economic growth, industrialisation, employment and inequality, food security, artificial intelligence and innovation for sustainable development.
Ramaphosa highlighted the inspirational leadership of the ruling Lula when calling the first Social Summit of the G-20 in Rio and stressed that his country, precisely through the actions of civil society, was able to put an end to the apartheid (system of racial segregation) and achieve democracy.
We will continue with this innovative participation platform during our presidencysaid the South African.