Julia Simon

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.

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.

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.

I talked to Jessica Green about it. She's a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

I talked to Jessica Green about it. She's a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

I talked to Jessica Green about it. She's a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

It's very different than $1.3 trillion. Yeah. Here's what Nkiruka Madukwe, a delegate from Nigeria, said.

It's very different than $1.3 trillion. Yeah. Here's what Nkiruka Madukwe, a delegate from Nigeria, said.

It's very different than $1.3 trillion. Yeah. Here's what Nkiruka Madukwe, a delegate from Nigeria, said.

As Jessica pointed out, this money is not in the form of grants, which is what many countries wanted. It's loans.

As Jessica pointed out, this money is not in the form of grants, which is what many countries wanted. It's loans.

As Jessica pointed out, this money is not in the form of grants, which is what many countries wanted. It's loans.