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G20 LEADERS HEADS DISPLAYED IN PROTEST AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

Published: 2024-11-21 18:38:50 Last Updated: 2024-11-21 18:48:43

The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) staged a nonviolent protest in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil, criticising the world's top countries for their inaction on climate change. Cutouts of these leaders' heads were sunk in the water in front of Sugarloaf Mountain as part of this protest.
Two days before the start of the summit on November 18, the faces of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and U.S. President Joe Biden were splashed into the water. The group said in a statement that the gathering marked the beginning of an "Indigenous mobilization towards the 30th Climate Conference (COP-30)," which will take place in Belém, Brazil, the following year. Belém will bring these leaders close to the centre of the rainforest because it is situated in one of Brazil's Amazon states.
"Strong and efficient measures must be taken in light of the impending collapse of living conditions worldwide. "Life cannot be preserved on a burning planet," the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples' movement declared in a statement. "We will never stop fighting for life, and we won't get sidetracked by meaningless debates and sterile promises. We want to declare that, going forward, we will be at the forefront of a global mobilization for life on the planet, even as governments continue to attempt to mediate inadequate goals and drained funding.

The group has started a campaign called "We Are the Answer" (A Resposta Somos Nós). It calls for responsibility from the wealthiest countries in the world and a dedication to preserving the environment, with a greater role for Indigenous peoples in the fight against climate change.

One major issue, according to the group, is the appropriate distribution of available funds and the absence of funding commitments. Although $1.7 billion was pledged at the 2021 COP26 to support Indigenous groups, according to APIB, only 7% of this sum was given directly, without the use of middlemen, to Indigenous organizations. However, they cite the failure of the Biodiversity COP in October and significant oil subsidies as evidence that priorities are not aligned.

"This policy that prioritizes the protection of populations over the profits of large corporations needs to be changed immediately. The wealthiest countries must take accountability and fund climate solutions for those at the forefront of the crisis, such as Indigenous people, according to APIB executive coordinator Dinaman Tuxá.

The work of groups like APIB is essential for maintaining pressure on politicians, as G20 leaders acknowledged that trillions more in funding were needed to combat climate change but made few financial commitments.

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