The new 2007-2008 UN Human Development report is focused on “Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world.” According to news stories, the report clearly links overcoming climate change with global poverty:
“The poorest countries and most vulnerable citizens will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks, even though they have contributed least to the problem,” the report says.
…As the world’s richest countries bear the greatest responsibility, the UN Development Programme called on them to bear the largest burden in cutting emissions and in providing financial aid to the poor.
And, as is true with so many of the big issues facing us,
“The world lacks neither the financial resources nor the technological capabilities to act,” the UN report said. “What is missing is a sense of urgency, human solidarity, and collective interest.”
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