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Default UN: Poor Need $86 Billion in Climate Aid

"The development panel says the greatest financial responsibility lies with
the U.S. and other rich nations most responsible for the accumulating carbon
dioxide and other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, mainly from man's
burning of coal, oil and other fossil fuels."

"We're suggesting 1.6 percent of (global) GDP - still very affordable,"
Kjorven said. "The countries of the world that are the principal culprits,
if you wish, for creating this problem in the first place need to act
strongly to safeguard the future of those that have done nothing to cause
this problem but are the most vulnerable."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...5_wKAD8T664JO0