India 'disappointed' after talks at Bonn, key discussion excluded

INDIAN OFFICIALS SAID THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED WITH RELUCTANCE TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL HELP

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI: India and several developing countries have expressed disappointment after a key climate finance discussion was excluded from the Bonn Climate Talks agenda, vowing to raise the issue at November's COP30 summit in Brazil.

The dispute centred on Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which mandates that developed countries provide financial resources to assist developing nations with both mitigation and adaptation efforts.

The debate over the 9.1 agenda item proposal led to a 30-hour delay before talks could begin.

"We are extremely disappointed with the reluctance of developed countries to discuss their legal obligations to provide finance to developing countries," said Amandeep Garg, additional secretary at ministry of environment, forests and climate change, who represented the Indian delegation.