![]() “Why is it that every time we talk about countries from the South, the first allegation is corruption? Last time I checked, in the USA and UK and Europe, they’re riddled with corruption, but no one says they’re not capable of achieving their objectives because of corruption,” she said. When a Swedish reporter from SVT (Sveriges Television AB) asked Prime Minister Mottley why vulnerable countries were still so debt-stricken and affected by corruption, she gave the perfect response. When she highlighted double standards about corruption. So why does it make sense to earn hundreds of billions of dollars in profit, for only 10 or 20 years, rather than being able to sustain profit for the next century or two?”Ĥ. “And the same oil and gas companies, bankers, transport companies, insurance companies, they’re living on planet Earth too. ![]() “We do not yet know how to live on planet Mars, we only know how to live on Earth,” PM Mottley said at Global Citizen NOW. Global Citizen NOW was an action summit held in 2022 in New York City on April 27 and 28. The two-day program brought together the brightest minds, influential decision makers, and the biggest names in pop culture to facilitate discussion and cross-sector collaboration to drive action to solve the most urgent issues facing humanity and our planet. When she put the climate crisis into perspective at Global Citizen NOW. Speaking out with urgency and passion, she called on multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, to “act”, and ended her speech with a message about urgency: “Yes my friends, our time is running out.”ģ. PM Mottley took to the stage in Central Park to highlight the devastating climate disasters faced by developing nations confronted with the climate crisis. The 2022 Global Citizen Festival campaign culminated with $2.4 billion in commitments secured to end extreme poverty. 24, 2022, at Global Citizen Festival: NYC, Mia Mottley joined the likes of Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, MÅNESKIN, and Mariah Carey in an urgent call to action that demanded immediate commitments from our world leaders. When she said that time was running out at 2022 Global Citizen Festival: NYC. without the commitment to ambition that is sorely needed to save lives and to save our planet? Or are we so blinded and hardened that we can no longer appreciate the cries of humanity?”Ģ. When Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley took to the stage, she showed herself as a powerful climate leader, saying: “Our people are watching, and our people are taking note. From failing to meet their commitment to deliver an annual $100 billion in climate financing to support those on the front lines of climate change (that was supposed to be met back in 2020) to being behind in achieving climate targets that are in line with the 1.5C global warming target to failing to listen to and include the voices of climate activists and leaders from countries on the front lines. ![]() Instead, world leaders from the Global North - countries that have contributed the most to the climate crisis - failed on many accounts to make crucial climate commitments at the conference. But unfortunately COP26, the 26th annual UN climate conference, held in Glasgow in 2021, didn’t live up to expectations. ![]() It was supposed to be a critical moment for leadership on the climate crisis, one of humanity’s last chances to slow global warming. ![]() When she asked if 'leaders lead' on climate at COP26. Here are eight of the Prime Minister of Barbados’ most memorable mic drop moments. ![]()
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