Perspective
23 August 2024
COP29: Will the ‘finance’ COP deliver?
In:
Climate finance
Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe
At COP28 countries for the first time addressed the massive elephant in the climate room – fossil fuels, albeit in less than fierce wording. This year, in Azerbaijan, attention is being turned to finance. But hopes of raising at least a $1 trillion of climate finance for developing countries look strong on ambition and short on realisation.
