Jamie Livingstone, Head of Oxfam Scotland, said: “Everyone fighting against the global climate crisis has little to celebrate from this disappointing COP28. Oil, coal and gas won again, but they had to struggle harder to do so and their era is nearing its end.
“Against the backdrop of this grossly inadequate outcome, Scotland must build on its leadership in providing funding for communities facing the irreversible impacts of climate change by also showing the world what a full, fast and fair transition away from our fossil fuel fixation looks like.
“Ahead of his cross-party climate summit, the First Minister must recognise that a fossil free future requires substantial new investment, and he should use next week’s Scottish Budget to start implementing new common-sense taxes rooted in his Government’s backing for the principle that the polluters who caused this crisis should pay for it too.”
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