That, the paper says, will require a staggering $ 45 trillion dollar to accomplish — much of it in
transfers from rich nations to poorer ones.
In particular, there was controversy over whether they should include plans on how to adapt for the impacts of climate change and further financial
donations from rich nations to the poor.
This bloc of four biggest emerging economies - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - has consistently been articulating developing countries» point of view at every forum while seeking bigger
actions from rich nation to cut down emissions as part of their historical responsibility.
Many have a mindset that transfers to poorer countries
from richer nations for climate mitigation are «aid» and therefore limited by generosity.
His calculations — doubtless spuriously specific, but still indicative — reveal that such basic needs could be met by transferring about 31 cents a day per extremely poor
person from the rich nations — a total of $ 124 billion, or 0.6 percent of the total income of the rich world.
Brazil, like many other Third World countries, has been demanding
money from the richer nations before it will commit itself to progress with preservation.
Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from the ravages of climate change, wringing a
pledge from rich nations that they will receive funds to repair the «loss and damage» incurred.
The group also slammed the proposed levels of
funding from rich nations to help developing countries adapt to climate change and curb their own emissions.
Millions have died as a direct result of the pressure put on poor nations to ban the use of DDT by misguided «environmentalists» (
from rich nations).
from the richest nations to their friends, patrons, or pet causes.