Billions in climate aid pledges have 'wild west' accounting
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 08:37
in Earth & Climate
LE BOURGET, France (AP) -- There's a lot of money in climate financing. Six years ago, rich nations pledged that by 2020 they would provide $100 billion a year in aid, loans and private money to help poorer nations cope with climate change and wean themselves off fossil fuels. This week in Paris, they're pledging even more, and discussing whether developing nations like China need to pony up, too....