Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, about the controversial climate finance deal that brought Cop29 negotiations to a close in the early hours of Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Developing countries have asked rich countries to provide them with $1.3tn a year to help them degas their economies and deal with the effects of the climate crisis. But the final deal pledged just $300bn a year, with $1.3tn only a target. Damian tells Madeleine how negotiations unfolded and what we can expect from next year’s conference in Brazil
