Green groups lament 'painfully slow' progress at UN climate talks in Bonn

Michael Holder
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Credit: UN Climate Change / Lara Murillo
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Credit: UN Climate Change / Lara Murillo

Despite some bright spots UN climate chief admits interim climate talks in Bonn 'struggled' to deliver progress on key issues such as climate finance and adaptation ahead of COP30 Summit

Climate negotiators look set to face an over-flowing in-tray at the UN COP30 Summit in Brazil later this year, after observers lamented the "painfully slow" progress on a raft of key issues at the latest...

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