“What is working is a kind of compact where we say we commit and they say they will commit”, says Zattler. Helping other countries is also in their own interest, for example for India sun could be an ideal energy solution and that would help them to decarbonise. Potzel wants the international community to provide more support for adaptation for the most vulnerable countries and the possibility to deal with their losses. Everybody is eager to participate, but it is also a very difficult time: “It is important to have people understand how urgent it is.” People have to be aware of these topics, but states and countries have to be aware, too, and be quite ambitious to find solutions.
Dr. Diana Mantel