Britain faces growing calls at this week’s Commonwealth summit to pay billions of pounds in reparations to poorer countries for causing climate change as well as slavery.
The leaders of some of the nations at most risk from the effects of climate change plan to use the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa to lobby for reparative justice from the UK and other wealthy countries that are among the biggest polluters.
The UK faces demands to pay up to ÂŁ200 billion for slavery, while a study in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability last year concluded it will owe ÂŁ6.2 trillion in climate reparations by 2050 because of its carbon emissions since 1960.
Britain has insisted it will not pay reparations and does not want to discuss it at the summit but it will be up to leaders of all of the member nations to decide what is on the agenda, according to the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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If the UK truly wants to lead on climate action, it must address its historical role in both slavery and environmental degradation
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Great to see Commonwealth play a major role in oversighting the climate polluters and calling them to action to pay their dues to the poorer nations who are the most affected by the climate crisis. UK and all other nations owing to this climate debt must pay their dues.
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@joseph_githinji absolutely right, the UK and other liable polluters should be made to pay
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This collective responsibility signals hope for real progress in tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time.
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@princess_nel_268 Britain must heed to this call for justice to the poorer nations.
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@princess_nel_268 đź’Ż
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The polluters should pay for bringing about pollution that affect us as a whole and not just them.
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All polluters should be held responsible for their actions and heavily penalized for polluting the environment.
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Bringing together some of the richest nations on the world with some of the most vulnerable gives us the urgent responsibility for finding a solution to the global shocks that threaten the loss of lives and livelihoods.”
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This is a great call! It highlights the urgent need for equity in addressing climate change and its impacts on vulnerable nations.
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@gorffly_mokua yes, they should not go freely while developing countries are suffering from the climate crisis
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Great call by the Commonwealth, urging the Uk to pay for its role in the climate crisis. This is a great reminder to developed nations for their responsibility to address their historical impacts and support vulnerable countries in adapting to climate change.
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@walter_lungayi Absolutely! It is crucial for developed nations to acknowledge their historical contributions to the climate crisis and take responsibility for supporting affected countries.
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@walter_lungayi Indeed this is a great call that the UK must act upon.
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@walter_lungayi adhering to this call will highly help such countries in managing the climate crisis