On Monday, 16. November 2020, 2pm UTC, we launched the report “Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery“. It puts forth an ambitious proposal for concerted and comprehensive debt relief on a global scale to support sustainable recoveries, economic resilience, and a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
Here you find key elements of the proposal and the launch:
Full Video Recording:
This is the transcript of Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s speech delivered at the launch of the report “Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery“. The transcript is not official – please listen yourself at the recording.
Thank you for that very kind introduction, Stephany, and also for your invitation to participate in this important forum and to share my thoughts on a most timely topic. I trust that it will add to the discourse that is occurring globally, but more importantly, that you get an insight into the challenges faced by us in small island developing states.
Transcript of the video provided by Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for the launch of the report “Debt relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery”
This conference today is of utmost importance, and in the month that we have found that we have an American president committed to net carbon zero by 2050 and a Chinese president committed to net carbon zero by 2060, this meeting is of great global significance as we fashion the new building blocks to take us there.
On Monday, 16. November 2020, 2pm UTC, we launch our first report. It puts forth an ambitious proposal for concerted and comprehensive debt relief on a global scale to support sustainable recoveries, economic resilience, and a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Special Session ‘Climate Action in Times of Debt Distress’ at the Third Annual Conference of the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment, examined the options for debt rescheduling that will allow for people centred investments that address climate change and inequality by leaving fossil fuels in the ground. Several co-chairs of the initiative presented insights into the issue.