Climate talks end in disarray as poor nations reject Sh39trn deal

Delegates leave a hall after attending a session at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 19, 2024.

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The world’s biggest climate meeting has failed to deliver a finance goal of $1.3 trillion (Sh169 trillion) per year needed to help poor countries that bear the brunt of pollution mitigate against disasters.

Negotiators from Africa and other developing regions staged a mass walk out from the COP29 negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, to protest at the $300 billion (Sh39 trillion) per year deal over the next 10 years offered by rich nations that are the greatest polluters.

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