By investing in technologies to reduce the impact of climate change in the distant future,we redistribute wealth from the poor current generations to the wealthy future ones.Nevertheless,it is a fact that we do not presently implement policies(fighting malaria,improving access to clean drinking water...)today that would be highly cost-effective and would benefit people in the poorest nations.The priority should be put on helping people currently living below the poverty line rather than on fighting global warming.Worse,by actaully focusing on climate change,we are going to force developing countries to divert some of the benefits of Their growth,which is so useful to fight poverty,towards cutting carbon dioxide emissions,which is primarily a concern of the wealthy.