COP29 action plan thrusts climate finance to the fore

Published on July 26, 2024

United Nations climate summit president Mukhtar Babayev highlights the new climate finance target as top priority for the November talks. Will Azerbaijan be able to get the climate dealmakers, including China, to agree on a dollar amount?

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