'Make every hour count': UN climate chief calls for 'serious' progress on finance at Bonn Summit

Cecilia Keating
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Credit: Simon Stiell, X.com

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell warns negotiators 'cannot afford' to reach COP29 without having made tangible progress on post-2025 goal for climate finance

As the latest round of critical climate talks kick off in Bonn today, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has urged negotiators to make progress towards a new global goal for climate finance,...

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