Bonn climate talks end with gridlock as finance disputes stall progress
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Carbon Brief Staff
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Two weeks of UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, ended with few tangible outcomes as negotiators faced gridlock. Key areas of disagreement included scaling up global emissions cuts and funding for climate adaptation. Climate finance remained a major source of tension between developed and developing countries, and many diplomats expressed concern about weakened trust in the UN climate process amid a shifting geopolitical landscape.
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· 3 pulledNegotiators failed to find agreement in numerous areas, such as scaling up global emissions cuts and funding for climate adaptation.
In the closing plenary, many diplomats lamented weakened trust in the UN climate process, as it struggled to find its footing in a new geopolitical landscape.
As ever, climate finance was one of the greatest sources of tension between developed and developing countries, influencing the debate around adaptation
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