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“Rich Nations Are Not Willing to Pay”: U.N. Climate Talks Falter over Disaster Funding

HeadlineJun 14, 2024

In Germany, climate experts say the high-level U.N. talks in Bonn have failed to make any progress on a global response to the climate catastrophe. This is Tasneem Essop of Climate Action Network International.

Tasneem Essop: “The climate talks in Bonn this year ended up with no results. And this is caused by a breakdown in the negotiations once again on finance. Rich nations, as they’ve done before, are not willing to make progress on their financial obligations to developing countries.”

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