U.N. Climate Organizer: ‘We Cannot Wait for Consensus’ on Imposing Carbon Restrictions

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UNKNOWN FEMALE: “So just finally, three things we need from this COP then. So we need making polluters pay to be firmly on the political agenda. All progressive politicians, negotiators, campaigners, they need to be raising it as a political demand. Second, we need the actual practical measures to be championed. So the windfall taxes on fossil fuel profits, the levies on highly polluting activities, stopping the subsidies and making sure that we've got the policy measures to direct that money towards climate action, loss and damage. And third, it's about building those political connections and bringing together coalitions of governments ready to act. We know, despite the slogans around this place, that we can't wait for consensus. We can't wait for everyone to agree on this. We need to put the principle into action and we need governments to lead and show what's possible.”