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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Environment
Amanda Morrow with RFI

African nations demand huge climate aid boost amid global distrust

For African countries, securing climate funds is not just about survival but about a fair transition that acknowledges the disproportionate burden they bear from a crisis they did not primarily cause. ASSOCIATED PRESS - Rebecca Blackwell

African nations are pushing for a dramatic increase in climate financing at the UN's Cop29 summit that opened in Azerbaijan on Monday – calling for $1.3 trillion (€1.22 trillion) annually to help the continent transition to renewable energy, adapt to climate impacts and address damage from climate-related disasters.

The target represents a massive 13-fold scaling up of finance for developing nations.

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