Sir David Attenborough and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have called on world leaders to do more to protect the poor from the devastating effects of climate change, which hits them the hardest.
Sir David Attenborough and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have called on world leaders to do more to protect the poor from the devastating effects of climate change, which hits them the hardest.
The two were among 19 signatories of a letter to The Times urging Western countries to "lead the way" at the United Nations climate change summit in Poznan, Poland.
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Signatories included campaigners such as Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a Canadian Inuit activist, and Janina Ochojska, president of the Polish Humanitarian Organisation, alongside musicians, authors and actors, including Scarlett Johansson, Annie Lennox, Ian McEwan and Colin Firth.
They said it was "desperately unfair that the poor should again feel the brunt, despite being least responsible".
Rich Nations Should Help Poorer Nations Tackle Climate Change
If the world is to tackle climate change, rich countries should help poorer nations develop alternatives to fossil fuels as well as cut their own emissions.
If the world is to tackle climate change, rich countries should help poorer nations develop alternatives to fossil fuels as well as cut their own emissions.
The economic downturn has raised doubts among delegates that measures to bring down emissions are financially viable.
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