Alliance Sud
As part of the lobbying organisation Alliance Sud, HEKS/EPER advocates for Switzerland to make a commensurate contribution to global climate funding. The Paris Climate Agreement effectively commits industrialised nations to making 100 billion US dollars available annually to the Global South to offset damage caused by climate change. The Federal Council considers a contribution of 450 to 600 million francs to be commensurate. However, when account is taken of Switzerland's carbon footprint abroad, the country should be making an annual contribution of 1 billion US dollars. Besides, Alliance Sud and HEKS/EPER are critical of the fact that Switzerland's climate funding is being provided at the expense of development cooperation, and more particularly of poverty alleviation. Instead of providing new funds, a part of the existing development cooperation budget is being reallocated to the climate budget.
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