How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops

By: Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 19, 2025

Words: 1,368

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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By Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, snapped power lines and cut off entire neighborhoods from hospitals and aid.

Jamaica’s regional tourism, fishing and agriculture industries – still recovering from Hurricane Beryl a year earlier – were crippled.

Melissa’s damage …

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