Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals. “No deal is better than a bad deal,” said Harjeet Singh of the climate advocacy group, Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty. “It’s negotiation in bad faith by developed countries.”Bryton Codd, part of Belize's negotiating team, said there is a lot of frustration felt by participants at the climate talks. In a statement late Thursday, the presidency struck an optimistic tone, saying the outlines of a financial package “are starting to take shape” and promised new draft texts on Friday. “COP29 urges all parties to engage urgently and constructively in order to reach the ambitious outcome that we all need,” the statement said.

Source: Ethiopian News November 22, 2024 12:21 UTC