Climate change - the innocent reaping the consequences

"Climate change is caused by the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) released from burning fossil fuels and from land use change, particularly the removal of forests which accounts for almost 20% of global emissions (more than the transport industry). The countries that developed first, for example the UK, US and France, have emitted vastly more GHGs then the countries currently called ‘developing’, such as Kenya, Namibia and Bangladesh.

Ironically, scientists say that it is the developing countries that will be hardest hit; African countries in particular. A just response to climate change must therefore include a comprehensive compensation package from the developed countries that have polluted the most to the developing countries whose total historical emissions are very low and are the most affected.. Climate change isn’t just about the ‘environment’. People around the world are suffering the effects of climate change now, and for these people climate change is an issue of justice." http://greenbeltmovement.org/w.php?id=98