85 months to save the world | Andrew Simms

Without essential funds we won't meet climate change targets. The lucrative oil industry has money to spare, so why not tax it?

Many people forget that the basic principles for the Copenhagen negotiations were set long ago at the Earth Summit in 1992. Rich countries were supposed to go first, fastest and furthest, and pay to help others follow in the footsteps. They failed in every single aspect. Consequently, all they can do now is beg, grovel and implore the major low income countries – the ...