The United Arab Emirates and Germany both committed $100 million, but the United States pledged just $17 million. To place that in context, that contribution is approximately half of the annual compensation of ExxonMobil’s CEO, DW Woods.
“The era of global warming has ended and the era of global boiling has arrived,” remarked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. “The air is unbreathable, the heat unbearable and the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction is unacceptable.”