Payments should be linked to the adoption of renewable energy

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Anthropogenic Climate Change
Responding to climate change?
Immediate action required
Who should do what?
Global community response to climate change?
Rich nations should pay poor nations reparations for climate damage
Payments should be linked to the adoption of renewable energy
Poor nations can't afford upfront costs of switching to renewables
Rich nations benefit if payments stimulate switch to renewable energy
Risk that non-linked payments would lead to increased use fossil fuels
Who should pay what?
Payments must be independent of current international aid system
Payments should be provided as grants, not loans
Developed nations face significant costs if they don't act
Principle embodied in UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Rich nations cause more damage, poor nations suffer more damage
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