LOL, those poor Saudis! I say, compensate 'em! They obviously need the money, and who's to say they'd put it to bad use?
Climate Action Inches Forward Despite U.S., Saudi Obstructions
Environment News Service
28 Nov 2005
Greenpeace expressed disappointment at the outcome and anger at the United States and Saudi Arabia for "their deliberate tactics of obstruction and delay."
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Saudi Arabia blocked progress by imposing conditions on making financial assistance available for adaptation in developing countries. Saudi negotiators demanded compensation for loss of oil revenues. "For Saudi Arabia to hold out a begging bowl whilst the least and poorest developed countries in the world struggle to cope with floods, droughts and extreme events, is obscene"
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