harjeet: exactly.vil society does not have those resources to present their work and to make their demands heard. this is where the u.n. secretary general must step in and decide how this place is going to be run. is it going to become an expo? the next cop will happen in dubai which is an expo city. amy: because of the thousands of lobbyists, representatives, the government from the uae to the united states to saudi arabia, the crisis for climate activists to be here, do you think these cops are absolute -- obsolete or is there even a value no matter how much the fuel costs to get here? harjeet: this space is the only space where we see all countries equal. malawi is as powerful as the you european union. we cannot depend on the seven countries. this is the place where we fight for global justice but this space is being turned into a commercial space and not a space where civil society organizations and developing countries can equally demand human rights and justice and we need to reboot the system t

harjeet singh from the climate action network said -- "the u.s. has for decades acted in bad faith with regards to loss and damage, but the delays and deception have real life consequences. the u.s. needs to change from being obstructive to constructive." a new u.n.-backed report says the global south needs at least $2 trillion a year to fight the climate crisis and that half of that should come from rich countries, investors, and multilateral development banks. meanwhile, some island nations, which are among the most vulnerable to climate change, have proposed a windfall tax on oil companies. barbados prime minister mia mottley called for a 10% tax on oil companies. she spoke at cop27 on tuesday. >> the events are a risk for us, as small states become a serious concern. we make the put all the time that large countries can be the subject of a climatic event and still survive. small states do not have that luxury. and for many of us, the risk of a event is simply too great for us to carry. amy: as the officials meetings and speeches continue at co

joining us now is harjeet singh, head of global political strategy at the climate action network, a globalcivil society groups in 130 countries. great to have you with others. i want to start off first with what you think we achieved following cop 26, let's start there.— 26, let's start there. thank you for havin: 26, let's start there. thank you for having me- — 26, let's start there. thank you for having me- i— 26, let's start there. thank you for having me. i think— 26, let's start there. thank you for having me. i think it— 26, let's start there. thank you for having me. i think it is— 26, let's start there. thank you for having me. i think it is a _ 26, let's start there. thank you for having me. i think it is a very - having me. i think it is a very difficult question because we have gone really backers when it comes to climate action. we have seen countries moving away from climate targets and investing more in fossil fuels, we know fossilfuels targets and investing more in fossil fuels, we know fossil fuels are partly responsible for the climate crisis, and the health and energy cr