COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
Money is a central focus of the climate talks being held in Azerbaijan and the success of the summit is likely to be judged on that goal.
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STORY: If poorer states are to move to greener energy and protect against extreme weather, at least $1 trillion per year will be needed by the end of the decade.That's the warning to negotiators at COP29 on Thursday (November 14) as money becomes a central focus of the climate talks being held in Azerbaijan.
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BAKU: Giving much needed talking points around nature and quality of new post-2025 climate finance here at UN climate conference (COP29), an Independent High-Level Expert Group on the issue on Thursday suggested that the negotiations should be focused on mobilising $1 trillion per year by 2030 in "external (public and private) finance from all
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