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Frustration marks first week of COP29 as climate finance talks stall

Climate activists stage a protest to demand a phase-out of fossil fuels during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 15, 2024. [AFP]

The first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded with frustration over the lack of progress on climate finance, a key issue at the summit, which has been dubbed the "finance COP."

The talks, which were expected to deliver a new collective quantitative goal (NCQG) for funding climate action, have been slow and contentious.

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