Last week, COP29 began, but in the absence of many of the world leader. Even Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has chosen not to participate in the meeting, which according to this week's debaters seems to be more about money than the climate. Many also argued for the importance of a united Europe as US support falters.
Last week, the UN climate summit COP29 began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The climate summit has been talked about as Sweden's prime minister has chosen not to participate, like the president of the United States, the chairman of the European Commission and several of the world's major leaders.
DN's editorial staff argues that this year's climate meeting is not about the environment, but rather about money. The UN climate fund, which is to redistribute money from rich countries to the poorer countries affected by the climate crisis, is to be greatly increased.
- The division between poor and rich countries is not obvious. It was made in the 1990s and the world has changed since then. Shouldn't oil-rich Middle Eastern states bear their share of the burden? writes of.
The European Commission has argued that China must begin to be counted as one of the rich countries that must pay money into the climate fund. China is today the world's second largest economy and has undergone a great economic journey since the 90s.
- It's amazing. But with wealth comes emissions – and a moral duty to help manage them, type Express editorial board.
Att prime minister Ulf Kristersson not being present at the meeting has been discussed for the past week. Mattias Goldmann writes in Aftonbladet that he supports that decision and writes that it is timely for Kristersson to keep a low climate profile as Sweden's climate impact is now increasing sharply.
A united Europe all viktigare
After Donald Trump won the presidential election in the United States so handles ameriperhaps support to Europe is no longer as obvious. Last week's debaters agreed on the importance of a stronger EU.
- The leaders of the EU's largest countries must immediately put differences aside to give Europe the strength to resist in a world where Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping want to run amok," write MEPs Abir Al-Sahlani (C) and Emma Wiesner ( C) i Sydsvenskan.
A united Europe is something that Anders Sundell also argues for in Svenska Dagbladet. He emphasizes that the European countries have a much larger population, gross national product and larger manufacturing industry than Russia.
- If we are not prepared to pay for our own security, we cannot expect anyone else to do so either, writes Anders Sundell in Svenska Dagbladet.
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