Essay by Eric Worrall
Once again the promised climate cash has not been delivered.
Climate change: Bonn talks end in acrimony over compensation
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BonnTwo weeks of climate talks in Germany have ended in acrimony between rich and poor countries over cash for climate damage.
Developing countries say they are reeling from climate change caused by richer countries’ emissions over hundreds of years.
They hoped to get compensation onto the official agenda for discussions by world leaders in November.
But here in Bonn they couldn’t get the US and the European Union to agree.
“The climate emergency is fast becoming a catastrophe,” said Conrod Hunte, lead negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
“Yet within these walls the process feels out of step with reality, the pace feels too slow,” he told delegates at the end of the meeting.
Developing nations say they need money to deal with the impacts of climate change, because they suffer the effects more than richer nations and have less financial capacity to cope.
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The US and Europe don’t agree. They fear that if they pay for historic emissions it could put their countries on the hook for billions of dollars for decades or even centuries to come.
The issue is termed “loss and damage” and has become a running sore in these negotiations.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61819852
I’m sure things will be different next time. /sarc
CAGW reality brick wall. There is never enough of other people’s money to spend. 😏
From the article: “Developing countries say they are reeling from climate change caused by richer countries’ emissions over hundreds of years.”
Right. “Reeling from climate change”. Sure they are.
The Third World Dictators are complaining the Western Dupes aren’t giving them enough money. That’s what I would be doing if I were a Third World Dictator. Why not? The Western fools might end up paying me.
Wake me when it’s a Colossal Climate Calamity.
Meanwhile climate change did not make the top 10 on the list of reasons Africans want to leave their countries. I’m sure the BBC was upset about that result.
African brain drain: ‘90% of my friends want to leave’ – Velozity
It’s so obvious the West is being scammed. A 5 year old could see it.
Expert’s say the darnedest things if there is government grants or industry funding to be had.
Love the Art Linkletter reference.
3rd world tyrants and dictators want money from the American middle class, which is the largest source of money that exists. Any excuse will do.
Like flies to sh*t. And not one of those flies, wealthy or poor, has any intention of sharing their new found sh*t with anyone else.
I’m sick of the term “developing” countries. They’ve been “developing” for 100 years, and due to socialism and corruption they aren’t improving. Just call them “poor” countries and be done with it.
Give it a few years and we’ll be referring to the countries in Europe and Australia as “developing” countries. Black outs, brown outs, monopoly money, and high unemployment. We already have the small privileged elite.
That news is really bad for our nature
That Josh cartoon never loses it impact. Mind you, he’s going to need a bigger graphic to get all those dates in as they roll by.
It is really scary for me