The U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has ended with wealthy polluting nations pledging to pay a total of $300 billion a year to help developing nations cope with the climate crisis. But the agreement was widely denounced by nations in the Global South and by climate justice activists. India’s chief negotiator, Chandni Raina, described the deal as “nothing more than an optical illusion.”

Chandni Raina: “We are disappointed with the outcome, which clearly brings out the unwillingness of the developed country parties to fulfill their responsibilities. As we struggle to deal with climate change, the outcome proposed in the paper will further affect our ability to adapt to climate change, greatly impact our NDC ambitions and its implementation, and create further challenges to our resilience, and, above all, will severely impact growth.”

We will have more on the U.N. climate summit after headlines.