Rich vs. Poor: Who Should Pay To Fix Climate Change? | Hot Mess 🌎

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Over the past few centuries, a handful of countries reaped the benefits of fossil fuels and developed their economies, emitting a lot of greenhouse gases along the way. We now know these gases have changed the climate. But since the mid-2000s, an interesting shift has occurred. The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from large developing countries, who are looking for cheap energy sources to drive their own economic growth, just like rich countries before them.

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Host: Talia Buford, ProPublica
Writer: Rachel Fritts
Creative Director: David Schulte
Editors/Animators: Karl Boettcher
Producers: Stephanie Noone & Amanda Fox
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Story Editor: Alex Reich
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