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  • The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC has called for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries.
  • Speaking ahead of the COP28 in Dubai Scotland says there can be no more delays and no  more excuses.
  • COP28 comes just months after Commonwealth environment ministers committed to accelerating climate action at their inaugural meeting held alongside the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, has called for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries.

Speaking ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Scotland states that there can be no more delays and no more excuses. “The worst predictions of climate change have become a daily reality. In the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable countries, fertile lands are turning to …