Walkout at COP29: Climate finance dispute halts progress in Baku
High-stakes negotiations at COP29 have hit a major roadblock. Developing nations stormed out of talks, rejecting an offer of $250 billion annually by 2035 to tackle climate change. The dramatic exit comes amid accusations that fossil fuel states and wealthy nations are prioritizing politics over the survival of vulnerable countries.
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Country delegates at COP29 met for a plenary Saturday night to agree on some aspects of this year's negotiations, while their teams continued to work on the summit's centerpiece topic: agreeing a new target for annual climate finance.
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UN climate talks looked set to overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries over cash to help those most vulnerable in a warming world. Wealthier nations offered to more than double to $250bn a year the cash they give developing countries annually to fight climate change.
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