By Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Developing nations on Monday pleaded at the U.N. General Assembly for the world’s richest to do more to help them cope with the hardships they face from climate extremes.
Leaders of small island states most at risk from rising sea levels said it was time for those countries that burn most of the fossil fuels blamed for rising temperatiures to stop paying “lip service” to the issue.
“I wonder if our countries are moving further and further away from the unity and the moral fortitude we require to protect our people,” said Samoan Natural Resources and Environment Minister Cedric Schuster, who chairs the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
The island nations of AOSIS have gained a powerful voice in global climate talks. During a news conference on Monday, Schuster called out the world’s biggest economies in the Group of 20, which together account for more than 80% of…
