However, it said it stands in solidarity with Chile after its president cancelled the summit due to civil unrest.
Dr Alejandro González, Christian Aid’s senior advisor on climate change for Latin American countries said: “The climate emergency is real and all our efforts to take action now must be a priority.
“The fact that this COP would be held in Latin America and the Caribbean would have given us an excellent opportunity to discuss the challenges the region has in the face of an unfair system that deepens climate change effects while driving profound inequalities.”
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said he is cancelling two major international summits so he can focus on his response to nationwide protests that have left 20 dead, hundreds injured and businesses and infrastructure damaged.
The decision to call off the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) and UN global climate gatherings, planned for November and December, respectively, dealt a major blow to Chile’s image as a regional oasis of stability and economic development.
Mr Pinera said he was forced to cancel both events due to the chaos unleashed by 13 days of protests.
Demonstrators are demanding greater economic equality and better public services in a country long seen as an economic success story.
“This has been a very difficult decision that causes us great pain,” Mr Pinera said in a…
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