"Although we are encouraged by the tone of urgency regarding climate change by the world's leaders both today at the G20 and earlier this week at the UN General Assembly, we have long passed the point of rhetoric and instead must begin the process of putting concrete commitments on the table. Dismantling the log jam that is preventing progress within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process will require new, additional, predictable and adequate financial resources for adaptation, enhanced mitigation actions, technology sharing, and capacity building in developing countries.
 

During the L'Aquila G8 Summit, President Obama called on global finance ministers to report at the G-20 on progress made on climate change finance. The result, rather than putting a financial proposal on the table, is a directive to finance ministers to outline the menu of financing options at their November meeting. With Copenhagen less than 80 days away, the opportunity to make real progress that responds to the scale of need and respects principles of equity is slipping away. The time is now and we can no longer afford to delay.
 

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InterAction is the largest alliance of US-based nongovernmental international humanitarian relief and development organizations with more than 180 members. Our members operate in every developing country, working with local communities to overcome poverty and suffering by helping to improve their quality of life.