MP: Hundreds of millions in klimatpengar lost in M-budget
on the negotiations in Katowice ”Sends out bad signal”
KATOWICE. Budgetstriden in parliament will have consequences for Sweden’s position in the climate change summit in Katowice.
As the M\u002FKD budget goes through burning hundreds of millions of crowns in climate support for poor countries to inside, according to the MP’s spokesperson Isabella Lövin.
” We had expected to announce 200 million to the poorest countries. We cannot do that now, and it sends a very bad signal, ” she says.
An important point at the climate summit in the Polish Katowice is how the financing of climate support should go to. The idea is that rich countries should compensate poorer countries, which will suffer from climate change at the same time as they have less resources to protect themselves.
Sweden has planned to increase the contribution to two central klimatfonder with 100 million each. The increase was included in the government budget, but is lacking in the Conservatives and the christian democrat reservation.
Isabella Lövin, spokesperson for the Miljöparitet, believes that this will have consequences for the possibilities to reach an agreement on the thorny issue of finance in Katowice.
– We will not be able to contribute to build trust between poor and rich countries, in the same way. It is something Sweden usually do at these meetings. And it will, of course, to be noted on the spot, ” she says.
Negative image – the reluctance to come up with something
According to the Isabella Lövin, sending Sweden out a bad signal to the rest of the countries that we now do not contribute with as much money as it was intended.
– It can in worst cases become a very negative image in which the united states is leaving the paris peace agreement, and more and more shows itself reluctant to come up with something in the climate negotiations, ” she says.
the Conservatives set in the requester to the data. Because the budget does not specify which funds should be raised or lowered mean the party that the level will remain on the federal government of somalia have entered.
– In the day upheld the parliament the framework of the state budget for 2019. Of course, the economic pledges in the levels that the government previously proposed to apply for COP24-negotiations. We have informed the government, ” says Hans Wallmark (M), chairman of the foreign affairs committee
Source: Has informed M-management
However, according to a government source does not match the Conservatives version. The source claims that the government has contacted the Conservatives and warned of the consequences of climate change on the M\u002FKD-the budget goes through.
– The government office officials have been in the foreign affairs committee and informs on the consequences of M\u002FKDs budget. The government has also contacted the Research direction and appealed to resolve the issue, then, is central to the climate summit. It has so far been unsuccessful, ” says a regeringskällan.
but the party also highlights that the party is investing around one billion in aid for climate measures – something that Isabella does not like going to compare with the money that would have gone to the klimatfonderna.
– You put in no new money but say they are going to take a billion of the existing aid and to make it to climate finance. The poor, the lengths here are not impressed by the type of solution. It is aid that should go to education, health and other support, ” she says.