Climate funding deficit could undermine Doha Summit

Will Nichols
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As summit kicks off, separate reports say rich nations are failing to meet climate funding commitments and the problem is likely to get worse

Governments around the world are falling short of their financial commitments to help poorer countries cope with climate change and the problem looks set to get worse, according to two separate studies...

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