11NOVEMBER 2021
For as long as there have been international climate talks, Saleemul Huq, a botanist from Bangladesh, has quietly counseled diplomats and activists from the global south on the prickliest question: What is owed to countries least responsible for the problem of global warming but most harmed by its effects — and by whom?
This year, there’s a big shift.
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“The term ‘loss and damage’ is a euphemism for terms we’re not allowed to use, which are ‘liability and compensation,’” Mr. Huq said. “‘Reparations’ is even worse.”
