China maintains it’s a developing country amid calls to contribute to UN climate fund

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Chinese government officials reiterated at a media briefing on Nov 1 that the world’s biggest emitter of planet-warming carbon dioxide is a developing country, citing that in 2023, 477 million, or one-third of its population of 1.4 billion, were rural.

China is expected to come under fire at the event in Baku, Azerbaijan, for asserting its status as a developing country, which exempts it from contributing to the UN’s pot to help poorer nations curb gas emissions and deal with the worsening extreme weather....

if China could go to the moon, it should be able to pay more for climate action.

In 2009, developed countries agreed that from 2020 to 2025, they would contribute a total of US$100 billion (S$132.5 billion) each year in such funds.

Qn: Consider the view that all countries have an equal responsibility to tackle climate change. (DHS Prelim 2024)