COP29

UN climate summit’s $300bn deal slammed as ‘stage-managed’

Poorer countries concede in fight with rich world and fossil fuel producers over funds to deal with global warming

The world’s most important climate talks were pulled back from the brink of collapse after poorer countries reluctantly accepted a finance package of “at least” $300bn a year from wealthy nations after bitter negotiations.

Fears about stretched budgets around the world and the election of Donald Trump as US president, who has described climate change as a “hoax”, drove the developing countries into acceptance of the slightly improved package after Sunday 2.30am local time in Baku.

The UN COP29 climate summit almost collapsed twice throughout Saturday evening and into the early hours of Sunday morning, as vulnerable nations walked out of negotiations and India objected stridently.

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