Bolivia, Ecuador denied climate funds in boycott of Copenhagen Accord

You can decide to boycott the Copenhagen Accord — but that comes at
a price. For Bolivia, that’s $3 million; for Ecuador, it’s $2.5
million.

Bolivia emerged as one of the most vociferous critics of the U.S.-
brokered climate deal last December, arguing that the political deal
aimed at establishing a global trading system for greenhouse gas
emissions amounted to an assault by capitalist countries on poor ones.

Bolivian president Evo Morales has organized his own climate
conference, which will take place later this month. Read Article