Doha: Ban Ki-moon calls for climate aid assurances

Will Nichols
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UN chief says a 2015 climate deal could be undermined if developed countries fail to outline how they plan to mobilise $100bn fund

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called on rich countries to detail how they plan to provide $100bn a year in climate aid by 2020, as promised at the Copenhagen Summit three years ago. Developing...

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