Comments on: Sweden Supports Developing Countries With $1 Billion in Climate Aid http://undersolenmedia.com/blog/causes-blog/climate-change/sweden-supports-developing-countries-with-1-billion-in-climate-aid/ You have the story. We amplify it. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: undersolenmedia http://undersolenmedia.com/blog/causes-blog/climate-change/sweden-supports-developing-countries-with-1-billion-in-climate-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-9 undersolenmedia Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:22:26 +0000 http://undersolenmedia.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-9 It's a "fast-start" program. Sort of a kick in the climate change pants. Now granted, there's some discussion around whether it's enough and whether it's long term enough, but it's still putting money towards attacking climate change, not just its effects. More here: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20091209/developing-countries-weather-global-warming-cold-shoulders And I would argue that Sweden has one of the more progressive attitudes towards curbing emissions... It’s a “fast-start” program. Sort of a kick in the climate change pants. Now granted, there’s some discussion around whether it’s enough and whether it’s long term enough, but it’s still putting money towards attacking climate change, not just its effects.

More here:
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20091209/developing-countries-weather-global-warming-cold-shoulders

And I would argue that Sweden has one of the more progressive attitudes towards curbing emissions…

]]> By: stiv http://undersolenmedia.com/blog/causes-blog/climate-change/sweden-supports-developing-countries-with-1-billion-in-climate-aid/comment-page-1/#comment-8 stiv Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:04:27 +0000 http://undersolenmedia.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-8 This seems like a pretty strange strategy and the article you link to doesn't give much info either-- What does this 'aid' look like? I mean, what does, 'help developing countries deal with the effects of climate change' mean? This is kind of backwards strategy if you ask me-- The developing world is responsible for about 3% of CO2 emissions worldwide yet they are affected. Seems like Sweden (and any developed nation for that matter) OWES this kind of aid for being the polluters-- not that any developed nation would admit to that. But that said, I'm not really sure Sweden needs a pat on the back for ponying up money to give a man a fish rather than teach him how to fish, and I'd rather see money spent on a strategy to curb emissions than one aimed at distributing aid aimed at putting off the inevitable. This seems like a pretty strange strategy and the article you link to doesn’t give much info either– What does this ‘aid’ look like? I mean, what does, ‘help developing countries deal with the effects of climate change’ mean? This is kind of backwards strategy if you ask me– The developing world is responsible for about 3% of CO2 emissions worldwide yet they are affected. Seems like Sweden (and any developed nation for that matter) OWES this kind of aid for being the polluters– not that any developed nation would admit to that. But that said, I’m not really sure Sweden needs a pat on the back for ponying up money to give a man a fish rather than teach him how to fish, and I’d rather see money spent on a strategy to curb emissions than one aimed at distributing aid aimed at putting off the inevitable.

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