Rowan Williams urges wealthy to stump up cash for climate fund

Former archbishop of Canterbury says richest nations and individuals must take lead on loss and damage'

Rich countries and wealthy individuals must urgently consider how to come up with the cash needed to help poor countries afflicted by climate disaster, the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said.

At the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt, which finished a week ago after a marathon final session ran more than 50 hours over deadline, the first steps were taken to establish a loss and damage" fund for vulnerable countries stricken by extreme weather.