'Time is not on our side', says COP29 host as UN climate talks on verge of COLLAPSE

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Posted on 11/23/2024 10:59:24 AM PST by RandFan

The COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev says "time is not on our side" as the UN's climate summit is on the verge of collapse

A bitter fallout erupted between richer and poorer countries over money to help tackle climate change and several countries walked out of negotiations

Developing countries have dismissed an offer of $250bn (£199bn) per year to help them tackle climate change – some want a figure closer to $500bn

One agreement has been made, on carbon markets, which has been "nine years in the making"

The anger here from developing countries is palpable, our environment correspondent Matt McGrath writes

Nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal at the summit in Azerbaijan, which has already overrun by more than 24 hours

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