Countries have agreed a historic dedicated fund to help vulnerable nations hit by climate disasters, but failed to step up efforts to tackle the damaging emissions that cause them. The assumption is that C02 emissions by richer developed countries have caused the issues by effecting a change in the climate. But there is a real problem with this in that it puts the blame on these countries. Are they really to blame and if not who is?
Many difficult decisions also remain about the hard-won compensation scheme, including who pays in and who is eligible for the cash.Campaigners have welcomed the move to support developing countries wrestling with the damaging impact of rising global temperatures, including extreme flooding, storms, drought and rising sea levels, despite having contributed little to the pollution that caused it.