Climate Changed
Rich Nations Fail to Help Developing World Fight Climate Change
- Clean-energy investments fell last year in emerging markets
- Developed nations falling short of promises, BNEF says
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Wealthy nations are falling short on promises to help the developing world reduce greenhouse gases by investing in clean energy, jeopardizing the global fight against climate change.
Clean energy investments in China, sub-Saharan African and other emerging markets fell 27 percent in 2016, to $111.4 billion, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a study Monday. Less than 10 percent of that spending came from rich countries.