Wealthy countries resist idea of mechanism that could suggest liability for historic climate damage
Finance has been at the top of the agenda for this year’s UN climate summit in Egypt which will conclude on Friday.
Demands for billions of dollars in financing are coming from developing countries, many of which are in Africa, that will disproportionately suffer the affects of climate change after contributing little to the current crisis when compared with developed nations...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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