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UN climate summit runs into agenda fight on opening day
Business Standard
|November 12, 2024
The United Nations (UN) climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, opened on Monday with a sharp clash as developing and developed countries debated over the selection of the issues for the agenda for the next 12 days.
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Agenda disputes are common at UN climate conferences, but this one is especially significant, as countries have limited time to agree on a new climate finance goal to help developing countries adapt to and fight climate change, the central issue this year.
The conference opened with Azerbaijan, the host of this year's UN climate conference, calling on all countries to urgently resolve outstanding issues to agree on a new climate finance goal, which UN climate chief Simon Stiell said is in the self-interest of every nation.
The proceedings were then suspended so delegates could negotiate on the agenda.
This story is from the November 12, 2024 edition of Business Standard.
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