{"id":34495,"date":"2017-05-01T16:18:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T14:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=34495"},"modified":"2017-07-16T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T14:51:02","slug":"how-corruption-affects-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/how-corruption-affects-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How Corruption Affects Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Climate change, like corruption, is a matter of life or death.<\/p>\n

The evidence is hard and clear. 2016 was the hottest year ever on record, extreme \u201conce in a generation\u201d weather events are becoming more regular, and fragile ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef are dying. Climate change is no longer a future threat; it is here.<\/p>\n

As part of the negotiations leading to the Paris Agreement, world leaders agreed to mobilise US $100 billion in climate finance by 2020, and the same amount each year thereafter. How these funds are spent could save the lives of millions now, and ensure billions in the future are set on a safe path.<\/p>\n

The Paris Agreement has come too late to stop the early impact of climate change. Even now the world\u2019s ability to meet the Agreement’s targets depend on a real surge of political will, which is shockingly absent from the current US Administration.<\/p>\n

Transparency International’s<\/a> role in this to help ensure that the billions of dollars already pledged go where they\u2019re needed. This requires transparency.<\/p>\n

“Climate change and corruption share many symptoms. They hit the poorest first and worst. They are caused by powerful individuals or entities seeking short term gain. In the long term, they put livelihoods at risk and threaten entire economies. They thrive on the flaws of national governments: you need strong global cooperation to stop them.\u201d \u2013 Vania Montalvo, Transparencia Mexicana “….How Corruption Affects Climate Change<\/a><\/p>\n

Corruption Perceptions-Index-2016\/<\/a>
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