Editorial: A rushed final text in Baku strains trust between nations, as inadequate climate finance commitments leave vulnerable countries calling for justice
A rushed final text in Baku strains trust between nations, as inadequate climate finance commitments leave vulnerable countries calling for justicehe hasty imposition of a deal at the UN climate conference, Cop29, in Azerbaijan, over the objections of poorer nations has fractured global trust and undermined recent progress.
Reports from the conference, including last-minute text changes and behind-the-scenesCop29 took place in difficult circumstances, made worse by poor preparation by the Azerbaijani presidency, but also by other major countries. However, Europe has a point in saying that thesum is a step up from rich countries’ previous commitment to provide $100bn annually in climate finance by 2020. That earlier goal was met two years late, in 2022, and expires in 2025.
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