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23 Nov 2024

‘No deal better than a bad deal’ – COP29 climate talks facing collapse

Chief Correspondent

Walkouts, accusations and acrimony – now it’s going into the early hours for the second night past the deadline without agreement, at the UN’s climate summit or COP, in Azerbaijan.

The sticking point is the toughest issue of all – money.

Specifically, how much rich countries invest each year to protect poorer ones – and hence the rest of the world – from the worst effects of the climate crisis.