Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Climate activist Vanessa Nakate has urged rich countries to cancel the debt and grant climate finance to developpng countries so they are no longer forced to pay for a crisis they did not create. Nakate spoke Thursday in front of world leaders, heads of international organizations and activists gathered for a two-day summit in Paris looking at ways to reshape the global financial system.  Developing nations point to an outdated system where the United States, Europe, China and other big economies that have caused most climate damage are leaving poorest countries to deal with the consequences.