Because it is the right thing to do - not just politically but morally, - Mia Mottley

the world must claim ground, secure it and move forward. “We need collective partnerships. We need new voices to inspire and to influence.”

We are waiting for urgent global, moral, strategic leadership," said Ms. Mottley. "If we don't control this fire, it will burn us all down.

To ask us (Barbados) to continue carrying the battle against the backdrop of the (COVID-19) pandemic and not having contributed to the crisis to greenhouse gases is really unacceptable. We can't fight the pandemic or climate crisis from a national perspective. All of us have to cooperate globally, or we're not going to win this battle.