COP29 UN Climate Conference Agrees to Triple Finance to Developing Countries, Protecting Lives and Livelihoods
The following is a transcript of remarks made by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the closing of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 24 November 2024. Excellencies, Delegates, Colleagues, Friends, I want to start by thanking the Presidency for all they have done to enable the finance COP here in Baku. It has been a difficult journey, but we've delivered a deal. This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But like any insurance policy – it only works – if premiums are paid in...
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