Is it really about the developed world giving aid to developing countries to achieve their environmental goals?
DH: No, because I think it is important to encourage and champion the continent of Africa. Third world countries need to be self-sufficient, but in order to do that we have to understand that only 3.6 percent of global emissions come from Africa – 3.6 percent – so the understanding is the ones that are hardest hit by the changing of our temperature are not necessarily the ones that are emitting. So the understanding is to find ways to adapt to the changing climate, to help them prepare. Farming is definitely the main way of life, which is pretty much the only source of income and survival. I think what the world and those leaders are trying to accomplish is to hold the countries like China, America accountable and the European continent somewhat accountable for the [greenhouse] gas emissions that they are putting out there. IPS: As of now, the U.S. Congress has not issued any mandates, and President Obama has only decided to show up for one day at Copenhagen (on the way to pick up his
