More about that eco-hero "from" Papua New Guinea

Remember that guy who was recently quoted like this?

“I would ask the United States, we ask for your leadership,” he said. “But if for some reason you’re not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us. Please get out of the way.”

His name is Kevin Conrad. From an article here:

Mr. Conrad, 39, was born in the United States to Papuan parents but grew up in Wewak on New Guinea’s northern coast. He studied finance at top American universities, worked in investment banking and lives with his family in the New York City area. Besides representing New Guinea in climate talks, he runs the Rainforest Coalition, a group formed by tropical countries seeking compensation for the benefits of not cutting their forests.

Let's say that the world's population starts to slowly figure out that carbon dioxide is not, in fact, going to kill us all. I wonder if it will then be more difficult to convince people to pay Conrad's coalition for not cutting down trees?