Having been dubbed the ‘finance COP’, cash was always likely to dominate negotiations at the UN Conference of the Parties (COP29) climate summit in Baku. But on Friday afternoon, and with the prospect of the summit running into the weekend in desperate search of an agreement, wealthy states were facing accusations of keeping a tight grip on their chequebooks.
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.