'Travesty of justice': Cop29's controversial deal - podcast

Madeleine Finlay hears from Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington about the controversial climate finance deal that brought Cop29 negotiations to a close in the early hours on Sunday morning in Baku, Azerbaijan. Developing nations asked rich countries to provide them with $1.3tn (?1.08tn) a year to help them decarbonise their economies and cope with the effects of the climate crisis. But the final deal set a pledge of just $300bn annually, with $1.3tn only a target. Damian tells Madeleine how negotiations unfolded, and what we can expect from next year's conference in BrazilFind all the Guardian's reporting on Cop29Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...