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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Dharna Noor in Baku

Cop29: ‘We’re here for life and death reasons,’ says ex-climate minister of Pakistan

Sherry Rehman at Cop27 in Egypt
Sherry Rehman said the negotiations so far had delivered ‘more talk than action’. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

Amid the endless politicking and inscrutable arguments at the UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, it can be hard to remember what is at stake. That’s why Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s former climate change minister, is calling on global leaders to “keep an eye on the big picture”.

“We’re here for life and death reasons,” Rehman said.

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