Devastating climate change impacts are not just in our future. They have already been occurring for decades and are now increasing in severity. Countries who have contributed the least amount to carbon emissions have experienced the greatest negative impacts, as the direct result of the higher emissions of wealthier countries, who have benefited greatly. As a result, a climate debt is owed to cover the real, material Loss & Damage costs caused by climate change. These funds are to remediate the damage, adapt to a changing climate, while also providing the finances to pursue pathways towards a more just, sustainable future.

This Lifeline is a tool the Climate Justice movement can use to amplify awareness of Loss & Damage demands publicly and within formal negotiation spaces, and specifically demand that the Loss and Damage Climate Risk Finance framework be finalized at COP27 this November. The end goal is to secure trillions of dollars in climate finance for the “developing” world over the next five years.