Inaction from rich countries is devastating poor nations, leaders from global South tell Cop26
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LEADERS of states in the global South told richer countries at Cop26 today that they might as well be bombing them instead of inflicting suffering through climate breakdown.
On the second day of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, much of the discussion was left to developing countries.
Leaders took to the podium to demand action on the climate emergency, noting that those who did not create it are bearing the brunt of its effect.
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