UN seeks more climate finance from rich nations

UN seeks more climate finance from rich nations Marrakesh, Morocco (AFP) Nov 15, 2016 - The UN urged rich nations Tuesday to ramp up financial aid to help poor countries shore up their defences against climate change. Finance is a hot-button topic at the annual round of UN climate talks underway in Marrakesh, Morocco - the first since the world's nations adopted a hard-fought agreement last year to rein in global warming from fossil fuels. Rich nations pledged back in 2009 ... more

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