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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Environment
Amanda Morrow with RFI

INSANE: African nations demand huge climate aid boost amid global distrust - The Real Truth

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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