Withdrawal of 85-strong delegation from Baku climate summit has prompted concerns that other countries might do likewise
Cop29 : Argentina orders its negotiators to withdraw from UN climate talks processTorrential rain expected in Malaga and Tarragona as Spain shuts schools and evacuates residents
Speaking later to the French news agency AFP, Mr Yunus said: “I think that’s very humiliating for nations, to come and ask for money to fix ... problem that others caused for them. Why should we be dragged here to negotiate? You know the problem ... it’s not a fish market.” It was a “flagrant violation of the code of conduct” for running UN climate talks, she said. And she further lashed out at Mr Aliyev’s “equally unacceptable comments on fossil fuels” after he described his country’s vast oil and gas reserves as a “gift of God”.
More positive news came from Brazil, which is hosting next year’s Cop. One of the world’s biggest economies has filed its main climate plan, known a nationally defined contribution , which in parts is more ambitious, aiming for cuts of 59 to 67 per cent by 2035, compared to 2005.
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