The United Nations’ Green Climate Fund is supposed to fund projects in developing nations to help cut emissions and stem global warming. These are the countries least responsible for—but most susceptible to—climate change.

But who’s ponying up the cash?

The top contributors to the fund are also some of the top greenhouse gas emitters: The United States is putting in $3 billion, Japan follows with $1.5 billion, and European countries such as France, Germany, and Britain all are giving around $1 billion each.

At the first pledging conference for the fund, which took place on Nov. 19 in Berlin, 21 countries pledged up to $9.3 billion—nearly meeting the $10 billion goal set by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2009.

This chart shows the total amounts countries pledged to the United Nations Green Climate Fund on Nov. 19. On Nov. 21, Canada pledged $265 million. U.N. leadership set a goal in 2009 to "mobilise" $100 billion a year for broader climate finance by 2020. (Chart: Marc Fusco)

The pledges are seen as a first, small step toward the U.N. goal of obtaining $100 billion a year for the fund by 2020.

Countries keeping their wallets closed include Australia and Russia.

“It’s a shame that countries like Canada, Australia, and Russia did not come forward with pledges today,” Stefan Krug, head of the political unit for Greenpeace Germany, said in a statement. “Several European nations like Austria and the Baltic states did not even show up in Berlin.”

While Australia has no intentions to pledge, Canada announced on Friday a pledge of $265 million.