View(s) from Africa: Verdicts on the “shameful” COP29 climate talks

A panel of African experts, negotiators, and activists give their verdict on the just-concluded climate talks in Baku.  Negotiators from Africa arrived in Baku for the COP29 climate talks two weeks ago with many hopes and a few clear demands. Foremost among them were that the new climate finance goal, known as the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), reflect the quantity and quality needed to address the Global South’s deepening climate needs. Concretely, that meant developed countries providing at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035, of which $400-900 billion should take the form of public finance. Two days late, … Continue reading View(s) from Africa: Verdicts on the “shameful” COP29 climate talks