The US must walk the talk in climate action

DELIVERY SHORTFALL: Homes surrounded by floodwaters in a district of Pakistan’s south-western Baluchistan province in August last year. The US was the biggest blocker to the establishment of a finance facility to address loss and damage from the impacts of climate change, including the floods in Pakistan that submerged one-third of the country. — AP Photo/Filepic

WE refer to the letter “Partners in climate action” (The Star, Jan 6; online at https://bit.ly/3CWK1Mr) by United States ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters.

While Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) agrees with the ambassador that bold action to tackle climate change is more urgent than ever by everyone, the partnership for action among developed and developing countries is based on the fundamental principles of equity and “common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC)”, recognised under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.