Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29
Poor countries may have to compromise on key demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN talks entered their final hours in stalemate.
In comments that are likely to disappoint poorer countries at the Cop29 summit, Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and twice a UN climate envoy, said rich country budgets were stretched amid inflation, Covid and conflicts including Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/21/poor-nations-climate-cash-ex-un-envoy-mary-robinson-cop29
Author : Fiona Harvey in Baku
Publish date : 2024-11-21 19:04:13
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