Climate change mostly on developed countries: official  

苏伟谈多哈会议三任务 发达国家应为气候变化买单

中国气候谈判首席代表苏伟25日在多哈接受记者采访时表示，温室气体排放空间是一个有限资源，发达国家在过去200年间过多占用了资源，他们理应为气候变化买单，为发展中国家腾挪出必要的发展空间。

Doha (CNS) -- Developed countries should take the main responsibility for the greenhouse effect and make some room for developing countries, Su Wei, China's chief negotiator on climate change, said on Sunday.

Su made the remarks ahead of the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, which began today and lasts until Dec. 7.

Su told reporters that developed countries have emitted greenhouse gases without restrictions in the past 200 years of industrialization, which has played a main role in climate change.

The developed countries have promised to pay billions of dollars to help developing countries adapt to the harmful effects of climate change but they haven't fulfilled it, Su said.

They need to give more specific information about funding other countries' climate-related studies and projects, he added.