Speaking ahead of the COP27 international summit in Egypt, John Kerry said the greatest responsibility lay with those countries which have been the biggest users of fossil fuels
The world's wealthier countries need to"step up" to help poorer nations transition away from fossil fuels and adapt to the impact of climate change, US envoy John Kerry has said.
"We don't view it - and we're not going to view it - as compensation. We are going to view it as our efforts to try to help countries to adapt, to be able to become more resilient and obviously address the challenges that they face as a result of the losses and damages. It was first promised in 2009 but has never been accomplished. A report last year suggested it would not come to fruition until 2023.
Mr Kerry said, however, that countries were realising they needed to reduce their dependence on oil and gas as a source of energy.
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