COPENHAGEN — Out of the tens of thousands of attendees roaming the halls of the Bella Center, the loudest calls to action and protests are distinctly coming from advocates of more support for developing nations, particularly the ones most vulnerable to climate change. These groups also tend to be the most colorful (see the red-suited crew below), the ones getting the most press attention, and also the groups with some of the youngest participants.

At issue is the fact that developed and rich nations like the U.S. account for a disproportional amount of emissions, yet the U.S., in particular, has not delivered emissions reductions that are aggressive enough to meet widely-accepted global reduction goals. And some of the poorer and most vulnerable nations are already feeling the effects of global warming — a representative from the Maldives, for example, described the sea level rise and turbulent weather in his home region during a side event this afternoon.

Some of the protesters are focusing on the funds needed from developed nations to help out regions like the Maldives. UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer says that richer countries will need to provide funding on the order of $10 billion per year through 2012 to help the most vulnerable and poorer nations.

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