It seems that Rudd is likely to back a $122 billion per year ‘climate change fund for poorer countries’, propose by UK PM, Gordon Brown. (‘The Australian’ 8/7/09).

No other developed country has backed the idea, but Brown already believes that our Kevin will go with it.

And, surprise, surprise, the idea has been praised by green groups, the United Nations and several ‘poor countries’.

Who’s going to pay? Well, obviously not the ‘poor countries’.

You guessed it. The good old West, including Australian taxpayers, according to one carbon sceptic.

So, on top of the massive increases in the cost of utilities for Australians, there will be another cost to help out undeveloped countries

OMG Call out the militia. Man the barricades.
We are going to help poor people. How awful.

In what way will it help poor people?

leigh your revealing...not a lot of knowledge..of the way things are[you must know that..all overseas aid../goes to the country of origens ngo's...

and they..occasionally spend the ''aid'' on projects they run..[usually most of the money..comes straught back home..for consulting fees/materials/proffits and wages[for the ngo's]

so dont be sweating..australian mates will be getting most of the ''aid'...but your right..it will come from the tax payers...

though the best..[cheapest aid would be to give them a few carbon credit handout's...like the big business mates/poluters are getting

that they can then..cash in to the new carbon credit money changer's[carbon credits/commodities trader's..owned and controled by leigman/sax..obama and al gore...and no doudt quite a few of them greenie economists..selling us on cap and trade..to set up the next carbon/credit tax/bubble

Spot on Leigh.
Kevvy hasn’t woken up to the consequences yet – he’s still basking in his fifteen minutes of fame.

There have been related stories in the AFR over the last couple of days about how China , India , & Brazil ( the latter famous for divining that "the global financial crisis was caused by white people with blue eyes." ) intend to make the USA fund any climate change initiatives they endorse.

They cite official ‘evidence’ that the emissions that have done the damage have come from the West -- the Climate Change Movement told them so-- the West has an obligation to pay up.

Not a word mind you, about the other side of the ledger -- how they might just owe the US for its disproportionate & generous contributions to medical and scientific research!

But you cannot blame the developing world too much since the leading disco-lights in the political side of the climate change campaign have been always eager to sell Western liability – why should the developed world make genuine commitment when they have been told a thousand times –its all the West doing!

OUG,
This is not about aid via NGOs –though, that will no doubt continue( growth industry that one!).

--Its about the West losing industries who move off shore to countries who decide not to participate in climate change initiatives—and double whammy, at a later date these non- participating countries claiming compensation because the west --foisted-- dirty industries on them –heads we lose, tails they win!
--Its about the West funding any clean technology some of them may chose to adopt, while they pump their money into better things, like um… maintaining large standing armies, and even larger breeding populations

The Pied Piper,

It won’t help poor people anymore than money spent in Australia in the vain and arrogant attempt to ‘stop’ climate change, a totally natural and unstoppable event we can only adapt to. It’s just going to cost more, that’s all. Only the despots at the head of these countries would gain.

one under god,

I take your point; there is always scepticism about overseas aid. My concern, however, is the cost of a totally useless exercise to the Australian taxpayers and consumers.

Horus,

Thanks. I see that our globe-trotting PM is a little down in the mouth this morning: he ‘fears’ that there won’t be enough cooperation with Ruddism at the Copenhagen chat-show.