Washington, Nov. 25 -- : The United Nations considered China a developing nation in 1992, however, things have now changed as the country is now the world's second-largest economy. "China is the biggest annual emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases," The Washington Post reported. However, the UN's classification for China has remained the same for the past thirty years.
According to diplomats from developed nations, the classification has enabled China to avoid paying for helping poor nations to tackle the effects of climate change. The discussion over how much China needs to pay to those countries who are affected by global warming has intensified after the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt....