Follow the Money?

Cop15 (the current UN Biodiversity summit) seems to be following the pattern of Cop27 (the recent climate summit). The main obsession, at both meetings, seems to have been 'who pays'?' There has now been a walkout at the Canada meeting (Cop15), by representatives of several poorer nations (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/14/walkouts-and-tensions-as-row-over-finance-threatens-to-derail-cop15-talks). We are all on the same planet. A major division is seen, however, between developed and developing nations about who should pay to protect with Earth's ecosystems. The global South want a new fund to be created for biodiversity protectio. They also want more cash from richer nations. Conversely, richer nations believe that countries like China and Brazil are now well-heeled enough, to pay for more of their own 'local' biodiversity protections. Arguing over the bill, isn't, however, going to save our planet. People seem more than happy to trade survival of our species for stacks of dollars and Kugerands. This is in spite of currencies being entirely artificial creations, Perhaps all Cop meetings are simply greenhouse gas'-generating, wastes of effort? 'Blah, blah, blah' currently ain't taking us far!