ACCESS4ALL Group

DRC technically used its oil reserves and rainforests as negotiation tool. Announcing the auction played a role to draw attention from the global north and the message was clear "Provide us with adequate finance or the carbon sinks might get exploited. Besides multilateral coordination such as REDD+ (provided a framework for rewarding rainforest nations financially for reducing deforestation), CfRN(ensured sovereign carbon credits should be sold internationally in COP 27's final plan), Rainforest OPEC (created a bloc of rainforest countries controlling half of the world's remaining rainforests, amplifying their collective influence in climate negotiations) allowed the DRC to negotiate not as an isolated country but as part of a powerful coalition. Furthermore the loss and damage retaliates that wealthy nations are responsible for most fossil fuel emissions which should be fully compensated by them to mitigate and adapt climate impact. Ultimately the DRC's approach reflects a pragmatic response to repeated broken promises from wealthy nations. While ethically complex, it underscores the desperation of vulnerable countries forced to use high stakes tactics to secure survival and justice. The mentioned oil and gas reserve along with the alias threat moderately aligned with climate justice.