COP29 talks end with $300 billion climate finance deal

Developing countries had hoped rich countries would commit $1.3 trillion each year to help them deal with the effects of climate change and to speed up the development of renewable energy

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC speaks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 24, 2024.
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC speaks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 24, 2024.REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 25 November 2024, 11:51Updated 26 November 2024, 10:47
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