Wealthy nations have a responsibility to assist developing countries in their transition to clean energy, given their historical contributions to global emissions.
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Developing countries are calling for compensation from Western nations, which bear responsibility for the accumulation of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. They argue that Western countries should compensate them for refraining from exploiting their coal reserves and for the higher costs associated with transitioning to clean energy infrastructure. To support a global transition to clean energy, Western nations must either provide developing countries with affordable clean technologies or subsidize their adoption.