Climate campaigners staged a demonstration in Kathmandu on Friday, September 8, 2023.
Social activists and climate campaigners on Friday staged a demonstration in Kathmandu, calling for debt, economic and climate justice ahead of the 2023 summit of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.
This is part of the parallel demonstrations across Asian cities including Manila, Jakarta, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Karachi, Lahore and Colombo.
“We strongly urge the G20 to commit to concrete measures to address the multiple crises faced by peoples of the Global South. As a grouping, the G20 not only has massive resources, but also historical responsibility for developing countries being mired in indebtedness, fossil fuel reliance, extraction of natural resources and exploitation of their peoples’ labor,” said Lidy Nacpil, coordinator of Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD).
G20 countries together contribute to 75% of global trade and almost 85% of the world's GDP.
These countries also account for 80% of world power sector emissions, with per capita CO2 from coal power at 1.6 tons in 2022, up from 1.5 tons in 2015 and significantly higher than a global average of 1.1 tons.
The two-day summit to be hosted by India in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 will discuss pressing global issues, including climate change, clean energy transition, and tackling poverty.
The meeting will bring together leaders of the 20 member states and delegates from 40 countries.
