The launch of a ‘loss and damage’ fund on Thursday at the start of the United Nations COP28 summit marks a landmark moment but is only the first in a series of necessary steps in the fight for climate justice, say experts and activists.For years, climate-vulnerable countries have asked wealthier nations – who have largely amassed their riches through unbridled CO2 emissions – to take their fair share of responsibility for the climate crisis and pay up for the damage caused.The United States is responsible for about 20 percent of global historical CO2 emissions since the mid-1800s, followed by China with just over 10 percent. The yearly carbon footprint of the average American is the same as that of more than 500 Burundians – a country that is also regularly ranked as one of the most vulnerable to climate change and one of the world’s most food insecure.
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