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is the biggest producer of oil and gas in the world.

Ralph Regan Vanu is Minister of Climate Change of Vanuatu, an island nation threatened by rising seas.

Regan Vanu says the absence of the U.S.

isn't a bad thing.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told NPR President Trump will not jeopardize our country's economic and national security to pursue vague climate goals.

Julia Simon, NPR News, Belém, Brazil.

Endangered whales and sea turtles, tropical seabirds and black coral live in the vast area in the Pacific. President George W. Bush originally established the monument and President Obama expanded it. While the Trump administration argues that this move to open the area for commercial fishing will help that industry, some ecologists argue the opposite.

Endangered whales and sea turtles, tropical seabirds and black coral live in the vast area in the Pacific. President George W. Bush originally established the monument and President Obama expanded it. While the Trump administration argues that this move to open the area for commercial fishing will help that industry, some ecologists argue the opposite.

That's because protected areas can allow space for fish to spawn more successfully. Julia Simon, NPR News.

That's because protected areas can allow space for fish to spawn more successfully. Julia Simon, NPR News.

This year was really all about the money. How much money wealthy countries would give to developing countries to help them adapt to climate change and reduce their pollution.

This year was really all about the money. How much money wealthy countries would give to developing countries to help them adapt to climate change and reduce their pollution.

This year was really all about the money. How much money wealthy countries would give to developing countries to help them adapt to climate change and reduce their pollution.

It's really fraught because developing countries, they did the least to cause global warming and And they're looking for a big number from wealthy countries to help them do things like buy solar panels and wind turbines, things to help them move away from fossil fuels.

It's really fraught because developing countries, they did the least to cause global warming and And they're looking for a big number from wealthy countries to help them do things like buy solar panels and wind turbines, things to help them move away from fossil fuels.

It's really fraught because developing countries, they did the least to cause global warming and And they're looking for a big number from wealthy countries to help them do things like buy solar panels and wind turbines, things to help them move away from fossil fuels.

Yeah, going into the talks, the number had been $100 billion a year for all developing countries. And if you think about it, this really isn't that much money. Right. In Colombia, they are looking for a plan to transition their economy away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. They are looking at $40 billion. They're one country.

Yeah, going into the talks, the number had been $100 billion a year for all developing countries. And if you think about it, this really isn't that much money. Right. In Colombia, they are looking for a plan to transition their economy away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. They are looking at $40 billion. They're one country.

Yeah, going into the talks, the number had been $100 billion a year for all developing countries. And if you think about it, this really isn't that much money. Right. In Colombia, they are looking for a plan to transition their economy away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. They are looking at $40 billion. They're one country.

Many countries wanted at least $1.3 trillion a year. What? But as of late last week, they were not getting anything close to a trillion. As of Friday, the proposed number was $250 billion. Here's the representative from Bolivia responding to that number.