Lula da Silva has previously asked for a guide on how countries can phase out oil, gas and coal during the climate conference, which is being held this year in Belém, Brazil.
We must show society that we want this without forcing anything on anyone, without setting deadlines for each country to decide what they can do with their own capabilities, the president said during Wednesday's meeting.
“Serious”
The Brazilian organizers released a proposal on Tuesday to reach an agreement before the meeting's official closing date on Friday.
"We are serious, we have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We have to start thinking about how to live without fossil fuels," says Lula.
So far, negotiations between the participating parties have not led to any major breakthroughs. The proposal shows a large gap between the approximately 80 countries that want to see the guide that Lula has talked about, while a bloc of oil-producing countries is against the proposal.
At the conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, last year, participating countries agreed that rich countries should pay $300 billion a year for climate action in poorer countries. Many voices have since been raised that the figure is too low.
Don't want to increase
According to the head of the Pakistani delegation, Aisha Humera Moriani, a larger portion of the money must be paid out as grants, rather than loans, arguing that the loans will be another “financial burden” for poor countries.
It is very important that we agree on the practicalities surrounding this 300 billion, she says.
From a European perspective, however, it does not appear that there is any intention to raise that figure.
We will not see any increases in funding for adaptation measures, says Ireland's climate minister Darragh O'Brien.
