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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sibi Arasu

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks

COP29 Climate Summit - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Wednesday that world leaders shouldn't be negotiating at United Nations climate talks this year, and countries responsible for warming up the planet should instead just simply provide the funds to deal with the climate crisis.

“Why should there be a negotiation? You are causing the problem, then you solve it,” he told The Associated Press in an interview in Baku, Azerbaijan. “We will raise our voice and tell them it’s your fault, like what we did with colonialism.”

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