Of course, this is nothing but a payout to the dictators ruling those “damaged nations” to keep them in place and preserve the status quo. “Climate” is the excuse that was chosen but it could have been anything else. Colonialism, racism, whatever.
It’s convenient to have words like “climate” that make people emotional whether they are for or against. It’s easy to sneak anything by while everybody goes on about “climate.”
The SA government will no doubt use all these justifications for why they need money. They also have another word which makes people emotional, Thatcher.
https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-slow-process-of-dispelling-anc-illusions-about
The unions have certainly taken advantage of the energy crisis.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/464283-transnet-strike-hurting-europes-coal-prices-during-energy-crisis.html
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