Danish climate minister disappointed with new global climate agreement

The UN climate summit COP29 ended with a new target for climate financing. However, the world’s countries could not agree on an agreement on fossil fuels. Denmark’s climate minister and NGOs criticize the outcome of the climate summit

No new plan nor timeframe for new CO2 reductions were adopted in the run-up to the next climate summit. (photo: Robert S Donovan)

The Copenhagen Post

Nov 25, 2024

Early Sunday, after tough negotiations, the world’s countries adopted a new target for how much money developing countries should have for their climate fight.By 2035, the amount must increase to at least 300 billion dollars per year. This was decided at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.The target replaces the previous target from 2009 […]

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