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Climate talks to open in shadow of Trump victory

 World leaders are set to arrive at a big annual UN climate meeting hoping
to rein in rising global temperatures, which are making deadly events like
the recent floods in Spain far worse.

A key aim at this year’s meeting in
Azerbaijan is agreeing on how to get more cash to poorer countries to help
them curb their planet-warming gases and to help them cope with the growing
impacts of climate change.

But the US election victory of Donald Trump – a
known climate sceptic – as well as wars and cost of living crises are
proving a distraction, and some important leaders are not attending. Hosts
Azerbaijan are also under intense scrutiny over their human rights record,
as well as accusations they are using the meeting to line up fossil fuel
deals.

 BBC 8th Nov 2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k0zd2z53xo

November 11, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change