Who should pay for climate disasters?
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There\\u2019s a big, contentious question at the heart of this year\\u2019s COP27, the U.N. climate change conference: Should richer countries foot the bill when it comes to climate disasters?
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Thousands of government officials from all over the world have gathered in Egypt for the 27th annual U.N. climate change conference, which started this week. Amid a backdrop of protests \\u2014 on climate change and the Egyptian government\\u2019s spotty human rights record \\u2014 the focus is on the commitments each country made at last year\'s conference to curb their emissions.
But there\\u2019s another debate brewing. Developing nations \\u2014 the most vulnerable to the consequences of climate change \\u2014 want financial support as they deal with the fallout. And they\\u2019re looking to wealthier nations, which have disproportionately emitted carbon into the atmosphere. Climate reporter Sarah Kaplan joins us to discuss how a potential \\u201closs and damages\\u201d fund would work, and where we are on a changing global climate.
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