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Bloomberg
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
With Rich Nations in Disarray, Barbados Calls for Climate Action in Global South
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called on developing countries to work together on climate as a way to counteract absent leadership and cuts in funding from rich countries. Mottley urged dozens of heads of state and ministers from developing countries who gathered in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, for the Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum meeting on Wednesday to focus on ensuring universal access to clean, cheap and reliable energy. 'We need to create opportunities for each other, and I genuinely believe that that is entirely possible,' she said on stage in an interview with Bloomberg's Zero podcast.
Bloomberg
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Zero: How Developing Countries Keep Acting on Climate
In the time since she became Prime Minister of Barbados in 2018, Mia Mottley has become known as a moral force for action on climate change. The Bridgetown Initiative, which she launched at COP26 in 2021, transformed the conversation around climate finance – pushing rich nations to do more to support developing countries struggling with the impact of climate change. But as the US retreats from climate action, her bold vision faces new challenges. At the Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum in Barbados, she tells Akshat Rathi why she remains optimistic, and she spoke about the role of pragmatism in tackling the climate challenge.
